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Discover LudwigThe phrase "absorb food" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing digestion or the process by which organisms take in nutrients from food.
Example: "The human body is designed to absorb food efficiently, allowing for optimal nutrient intake."
Alternatives: "digest food" or "take in food".
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She found it difficult to absorb food.
"They affect the way you absorb food.
"She had short-bowel syndrome and because of it wasn't able to absorb food.
Many could no longer absorb food or water; several had been orphaned on their long journey to the camp.
Using selective breeding, scientists created today's industrial strains: big, fleshy fish with tiny heads and tails, and intestines that allow them to absorb food faster.
The most common is laparoscopic gastric bypass, which decreases the size of the patient's stomach and also the body's ability to fully absorb food and thereby calories.
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I asked him about the pancreas, and he explained that it is a large organ which is found behind the stomach; it releases enzymes which help the body absorb foods, especially fats.
Some, particularly those that live in the gut, stop their host absorbing food.
The dodder contains no chlorophyll and instead absorbs food through haustoria; these are rootlike organs that penetrate the tissue of a host plant and may kill it.
Two people who are familiar with Mr. Jobs's current medical treatment said he was not suffering from a recurrence of cancer, but a condition that was preventing his body from absorbing food.
Is the professor a fiery, Joe Hill type, rousing the rabble and ready to join them on the front line of combat, or is he a con man who has entered the conflict to exploit it, absorbing food, lodging and admiration, before moving on?
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