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How The Body Uses Fat? (Transporting Fat (Lipoproteins and Health (VLDLs…
How The Body Uses Fat?
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Digesting Fat
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Absorption and Packaging
Chylomicrons are then released in the lymphatic system and then they enter to the blood for circulation.
This ones are insoluble in blood, for transport triglycerides are packed into special particles called chylomicrons.
Fatty acids are monoglycerides that are absorbed by the micro ills lining in the small intestine and reassembled into triglycerides
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Overview
After being absorbed, fat is sent to other organs to use it or store it
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Fat enters to the body first as food and it first passes through mechanical digestion in the mouth and stomach
Transporting Fat
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Intracellular Transport
Within the cytoplasm, fatty acids binding proteins FABPs transport fatty acids by encapsulating them.
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Lipoproteins and Health
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In some point, they become LDLs
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Endogenous Fat
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Overview
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The key organ to store it is the liver but it is also essential for regulating the amount of fat circulation
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