Explain how lipids are digested in the body

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Lipid digestion begins in the mouth and stomach with the help of lingual lipase and gastric lipase. Most triglycerides are digested in the small intestine with the help of bile and pancreatic lipase. Micelles transport digested lipids from the lumen of the GI tract into the enterocytes.

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