The Stomach and Intestines in Your Body

The Stomach and Intestines in Your Body book cover — LET’S FIND OUT THE HUMAN BODY THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES IN YOUR BODY ROBERT Z COHEN

The Stomach and Intestines in Your Body — page 1 — AN ENERGY MACHINE Animals need food for energy and growth To use the food they eat they must change it into a form that the body can use This process is called digestion All of the parts of the body that help with digestion make up the digestive system In humans the digestive system includes the mouth the esophagus the stomach and the small and large intestines The liver and the pancreas also Kids need a healthy and balanced diet to provide the nutrition their body needs to grow 4

The Stomach and Intestines in Your Body — page 2 — help in digestion The hardest working digestive organs are the stomach and intestines Think of them as the machine that reﬁnes and pumps the fuel that provides us with energy Our digestive system turns food from plants and animals into the energy we need to live an active life 5 Your brain makes up less than 2 percent of your weight but uses up almost 20 percent of all the energy you consume How does your diet affect your brain THINK ABOUT IT

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