Editing Food (section)

==Digestion==
{{Main|Digestion}}

Food is broken into nutrient components through digestive process.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Digestion: Anatomy, physiology, and chemistry |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320014 |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Medical News Today |language=en}}</ref> Proper digestion consists of mechanical processes ([[chewing]], [[peristalsis]]) and chemical processes ([[digestive enzyme]]s and [[Gut microbiota|microorganisms]]).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Patricia |first1=Justin J. |last2=Dhamoon |first2=Amit S. |year=2022 |title=Physiology, Digestion |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544242/ |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=StatPearls |publisher=StatPearls Publishing |place=Treasure Island (FL) |pmid=31334962}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Inman |first=Mason |date=20 December 2011 |title=How Bacteria Turn Fiber into Food |journal=PLOS Biology |volume=9 |issue=12 |pages=e1001227 |doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001227 |issn=1544-9173 |pmc=3243711 |pmid=22205880 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The digestive systems of herbivores and carnivores are very different as plant matter is harder to digest. Carnivores mouths are designed for tearing and biting compared to the grinding action found in herbivores.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Herbivore {{!}} National Geographic Society |url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/herbivore/ |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=education.nationalgeographic.org}}</ref> Herbivores however have comparatively longer digestive tracts and larger stomachs to aid in digesting the cellulose in plants.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=De Cuyper |first1=Annelies |last2=Meloro |first2=Carlo |last3=Abraham |first3=Andrew J. |last4=Müller |first4=Dennis W. H. |last5=Codron |first5=Daryl |last6=Janssens |first6=Geert P. J. |last7=Clauss |first7=Marcus |date=1 May 2020 |title=The uneven weight distribution between predators and prey: Comparing gut fill between terrestrial herbivores and carnivores |journal=Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology |language=en |volume=243 |pages=110683 |doi=10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110683 |issn=1095-6433 |pmid=32097716 |doi-access=free|hdl=1854/LU-8656684 |hdl-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fujimori |first=Shunji |date=7 December 2021 |title=Humans have intestinal bacteria that degrade the plant cell walls in herbivores |journal=World Journal of Gastroenterology |volume=27 |issue=45 |pages=7784–7791 |doi=10.3748/wjg.v27.i45.7784 |issn=1007-9327 |pmc=8661373 |pmid=34963741 |doi-access=free }}</ref>