The correct answer is less absorption of nutrients.
In celiac disease, the damage to the villi in the small intestine impairs the body's ability to properly absorb nutrients from the food, leading to malabsorption.
People with celiac disease suffer from inflammation of the small intestine from eating gluten. The villi get damaged in this process. What is a consequence of this condition?
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no hydrochloric acid breakdown of food
less absorption of nutrients
more absorption of nutrients
no solid waste exiting the body
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The correct answer is less absorption of nutrients.
In celiac disease, the damage to the villi in the small intestine impairs the body's ability to properly absorb nutrients from the food, leading to malabsorption.