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digestion

vr.tr.digestion · thing-q11978

Let an agent explain digestion by organ, stage and nutrient, and route symptoms to health professionals.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.PRC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Process Stages.

Stages

From mouth to gut.

Stages

Stages.

  1. What happens at each stage of digestion? definition
  2. Which organs are involved? definition

Enzymes

Chemistry.

Enzymes

Enzymes.

  1. Which enzymes break down which nutrients? definition
  2. Where are they produced? definition
Nutrition Nutrients.

Absorption

Uptake.

Absorption

Absorption.

  1. Where and how are nutrients absorbed? definition
  2. What affects absorption? definition

Diet

Fibre and food.

Diet

Diet.

  1. What do dietary guidelines say supports digestion? provenance
  2. How much fibre is recommended? measurement
Microbiome Gut microbes.

Role

Fermentation in gut.

Role

Microbial role.

  1. What do gut microbes contribute? definition
  2. How strong is the evidence? provenance

Claims

Products.

Claims

Product claims.

  1. Are health claims for this product authorised? boundary
  2. By which authority? provenance
Health Symptoms.

Symptoms

When to see a doctor.

Symptoms

Warning signs.

  1. Which digestive symptoms need medical assessment? boundary
  2. Which need urgent care? boundary

Intolerance

Allergy.

Intolerance

Allergy and intolerance.

  1. Could this be an allergy or intolerance needing diagnosis? boundary
  2. Who can test for it? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.PRC
Other names and narrower kinds
Knieperkohl, suan cai, tarhana, soy yogurt, Soru Chakli, fermented food, Banana soy yogurts, Lemon soy yogurts, Cherry soy yogurts, shuidouchi, lufu, Kinema

What it is Filled

The biological process of breaking down food and other matter into simpler substances that cells or organisms can absorb or use, through chemical action and, where applicable, mechanical action; digestion can occur inside cells or outside cells, including in digestive tracts, cavities or the surrounding environment, while fermentation of food before consumption is a related but separate process.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain digestion by organ, stage and nutrient, and route symptoms to health professionals.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Mechanical and chemical breakdown
  • Enzymes and gut microbes
  • Absorption mainly in the small intestine
  • Distinct from food fermentation

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Diagnose digestive disease in place of a clinician.
  • Recommend fasting, purging or extreme diets that put health at risk.
  • Share a person's digestive or dietary health data without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Changing the diet of a person with a medical condition.

May

  • Explain how digestion works in general terms.
  • Record meals and symptoms a person chooses to track.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Digestive health is private and can carry embarrassment.
  • Diet advice can feed eating disorders if given carelessly.

Who is affected

  • People with digestive conditions
  • People with eating disorders

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns it; each person's clinician answers for their care.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q22299433 - registry parent class

related

  • biological process - category
  • digestive system - system
  • food and nutrient - object
  • fermentation - related process

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.digestion
  • Wikidata: Q11978 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11978)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • transit time: 24-72 hours - mouth to elimination, varies

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Stages: ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination
  • Organs of the digestive tract
  • Fermented foods in the registry aliases are related foods
  • Not visible externally; takes place in the mouth, stomach and intestines.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • understand how food is digested
  • support digestive health with diet
  • recognise when to see a doctor
  • study it in physiology

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Warning symptoms needing medical assessment
  • Food allergies and intolerances
  • Unsupported digestive health claims

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Dietary guidelines

Context of use required Filled

  • Turning food into absorbable nutrients.
  • mechanical digestion
  • chemical digestion
  • microbial fermentation in the gut
  • digestion in other animals such as ruminants

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q11978: digestion - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Digestion - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should digestion in animals be a separate entry?
  • How should fermented foods be split off?
  • How should symptoms be routed?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11978/spec.json