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How body uses fat (Digesting Fat (Fat droplets pass through the duodenum…
How body uses fat
Digesting Fat
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Bile acids produced in the liver from cholesterol , have a detergent property and emulsify the fat droplets into many smaller droplets
Pancreatic juices, fun in the duodenum, include enzyme pancreatic lipase, digests triglycerides, converting each into two fatty acids and monoglyceride
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Transporting Fat
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Surface lipoproteins contains some molecules called apolopoproteins that stimulate certain enzymes and allow lipoproteins to be recognized by specific receptors
Chylomicrons have lipoproteins that has monolayer of phospholipids as an outer shell that makes a hydrophobic interior
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Endogenus fat
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Once dietary fat is digested and absorbed, it joins the endogenous fat reserves in the body. Key organ fro storing adipose tissue
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