A health food store claims that you need to buy enzyme supplements because "your body's ability to make its own enzymes has been compromised by the common diet of overprocessed food." Using your knowledge of digestion, why would it be useless to purchase enzyme supplements?
a. Enzymes are proteins and would be broken down into amino acids and no longer be functional.
b. The supplemental enzyme would be rapidly degraded by salivary amylase.
c. The supplemental enzymes would be absorbed in the original form from the small intestine.
d. The supplemental enzyme is "resistant" to stomach acid and would be absorbed in original form through the stomach.
Answer: a. Enzymes are proteins and would be broken down into amino acids and no longer be functional.
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