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What do vegetables actually do inside your body?

Veggie Repair Crews
What do vegetables actually do inside your body?
You pop a carrot stick in your mouth, crunch it down, and swallow. ~~Then what?~~ Does it just… sit there? Nope. That in

You pop a carrot stick in your mouth, crunch it down, and swallow. Then what? Does it just… sit there? Nope. That innocent little carrot is about to become a tiny construction crew, rushing around your insides fixing things, building things, and generally making sure you don't fall apart.

First stop: your stomach, where the carrot gets broken into millions of pieces—nutrients, which are like building supplies. Some are vitamins (think of them as specialty tools). Some are minerals (reinforcement beams). Some are fiber (cleanup crew). Your intestines sort them all out and send them into your bloodstream, which is basically a highway system that goes everywhere in your body.

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