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Is there a condition where your body doesn't absorb nutrients?
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Yes: Malabsorption is the inability of the small intestine to absorb nutrients. Causes include celiac sprue, whipple's, and a bunch more. Maldigestion is the inability of the pancreas to break down food for absorption. They may be linked together as "malabsorption".
Answered 3/7/2013
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