Provide an overview of the release of nutrients occurring in the small intestine
Nutrients released early in the digestive process, such as simple sugars, and those requiring no special handling, such as the water-soluble vitamins, are absorbed high in the small intestine. Nutrients released more slowly are absorbed further down. The lymphatic and circulatory systems then take over the job of transporting them to the cell consumers. The lymph at first carries most of the products of fat digestion and the fat-soluble vitamins, later delivering them to the blood. The blood carries products of carbohydrate and protein digestion, water-soluble vitamins, and minerals. By the time the remaining mixture reaches the end of the small intestine, little is left but water, indigestible residue (mostly fiber), and dissolved minerals.
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