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Why does the body produce acid during the digestive process?

April 26, 2017acid Biology body digestive Human process

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Why does the body produce acid during the digestive process?

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As acid disolves substances it slowly becomes inert. As you chew the body starts to make acid to replace the acid it intends to lose. If you were to run low on stomach acid the food you eat couldn’t be broken down for the more subtle lower prcesses to do their jobs.