After consuming a slice a pizza, carbohydrate digestion will begin in the mouth, and then continue in the small intestine. Why does carbohydrate digestion cease in the stomach?

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After consuming a slice a pizza, carbohydrate digestion will begin in the mouth, and then continue in the small intestine. Why does carbohydrate digestion cease in the stomach? ​

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​ Salivary carbohydrases do not function in an acidic environment.

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​ Gastric juices digest fats only, not carbohydrates or protein.

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​ Salivary carbohydrases are activated from zymogens only in the intestine.

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​ Carbohydrates are digested only by mastication, not by enzymatic hydrolysis.

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