
Digestive System
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It takes about 24 hours for food to make its way through your digestive system.
Your body needs food for energy, vitamins and minerals. But food needs to be broken down into a substance your body can use. That’s the job of your digestive system. Find out more on this episode of Science Trek. Host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests, gastroenterologists Drs. Matt Sericati and Brian Story answer students’ questions.
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory

Digestive System
Special | 28m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Your body needs food for energy, vitamins and minerals. But food needs to be broken down into a substance your body can use. That’s the job of your digestive system. Find out more on this episode of Science Trek. Host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests, gastroenterologists Drs. Matt Sericati and Brian Story answer students’ questions.
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Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation and the Idaho National Laboratory