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What evidence is there that pain sensitivity decreases with age?


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Stomach Acids

The highly acidic gastric juices produced by the stomach's lining, primarily hydrochloric acid, which helps in the digestion of food and killing of ingested pathogens.

Salivary Amylase

An enzyme found in saliva that starts the digestion of starches into sugars while food is still in the mouth.

Lipids

A group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins, and others, which are crucial for cell structure and metabolism.

Fatty Acids

Long chains of hydrocarbons terminated with a carboxylic acid group, essential components of lipids.

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