A client is diagnosed with a disorder that affects his ability to digest fat. The nurse realizes that the digestion of fat or lipids requires an enzyme called gastric lipase and:
1. bile and insulin.
2. bile and pancreatic lipase.
3. pancreatic lipase and cholesterol.
4. bile and amino acids.
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Most fat digestion takes place in the small intestines through the actions of pancreatic lipase and bile. Insulin does not digest fat. Cholesterol is a type of lipid. Amino acids are elements of protein.
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