What are the specific functions of enzymes?
Digestive enzymes have three main functions: digesting carbohydrates (mylases), digesting proteins (proteases), and digesting fats (lipases). When uncooked, food enzymes naturally assist the enzymes produced by their bodies for digestion. Some veterinary research cites enzyme deficiency as a significant cause of premature aging and degenerative diseases. This is attributed to metabolic stress and organic imbalance caused by lack of enzymes. On a lesser scale, poorly digested food can block nutrient absorption and produce toxic by-products. Minor discomfort such as gas, bloating, headache, nausea, intestinal cramps, and diarrhea, commonly result from internally produced toxins. Because some petss simply do not produce enough enzymes for effective digestion, this condition tends to become more common and increases with age as the pets body makes less enzymes of its own. Enzymes play an important role in the immune system. A pets body, however, rates digestion as a higher priority than im
