Describe the digestion process of fat, beginning in the stomach
What will be an ideal response?
Note first that fat digestion begins in the mouth. In the stomach, gastric lipase breaks some of the fat into a fatty acid and a diglyceride. The digesting food then travels to the small intestine, where the majority of fat digestion occurs. Bile produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder is secreted into the small intestine, where bile acids emulsify the fat and break it into smaller globules. Pancreatic lipase then breaks down these fat globules into monoglycerides, glycerol, and free fatty acids, which are then packaged into micelles for transport through the cells of the intestinal wall. Short-chain fatty acids enter the bloodstream directly; long-chain fatty acids, cholesterol, phospholipids, and other remnants are repackaged into chylomicrons for transport via the lymphatic system.
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a. federal b. nonprofit c. institutional d. industry
Feeding access is achieved when a feeding tube is placed into the stomach or _______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
__________ is a set of principles developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services designed to assist Americans in designing a healthful diet.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Energy needs are based on
A) a calculation called the EER that includes age, gender height, weight, and physical activity. B) average needs plus a 30 percent margin of safety. C) ninety percent of average needs. D) double the minimum requirement.