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How are fats digested in our bodies? Where does this process take place?

How are fats digested in our bodies? Where does this process take place?

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Harshit Singh
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3 years ago
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Fats are digested in the small intestine. The secretion of liver, called bile, breaks down the large globules of fat into smaller globules. This is called emulsification of fats. The bile also makes the medium alkaline so that the pancreatic enzyme containing lipase further digest fats to form fatty acids. The alkaline medium is required for pancreatic enzyme to act on lipase.

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