Question

Under normal conditions, you digest and absorb 80 to 87 percent of the nutrients from your food.a. Trueb. False

Answer 1

The statement is "false."

Step-by-step explanation:

In normal condition, from the food about 10% of the nutrient is absorbed.The digested molecules from the food along with water and minerals are absorbed in the block of small intestine. Again the absorbed molecules with cross the mucosa ad enters into the bloodstream. After which is carried to different parts of the body for the storage of more chemicals. A condition in which a person fails to absorb the nutrients from the diet is called as the malabsorption.