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Why food must be chewed slowly and properly for digestion?

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It is often advised to chew slowly and properly to the food as it helps in grinding of food efficiently by teeth, therefore, it helps in increasing the surface area of a food particle that will be available for the action of enzyme present in our gastrointestinal gland. If the action of enzymes is efficient then the food is digested properly.

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