Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “You are what you eat?” Well, that’s only partially true. In reality, you are what you eat, digest and metabolize. You can eat the best food in the world, but if your body can’t digest and utilize it properly, it isn’t going to do you any good.
You see, your body needs to break down proteins into amino acids before it can use them. Your body can’t utilize fats, either. It has to break them down into fatty acids. And it can’t use starch without breaking it down into simple sugars first. And you aren’t done yet, because the body also has to be able to reassemble these nutrients into the compounds it needs.