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Fats and fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed by?
lacteals
Which nutrient was absorbed by small intestine lymphatic vessels?
Fats and fat soluble vitamins
What is fat-solube?
fat-solube is another name for lipophilicity a ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fat,oils,lipids,and fat-solube non-polar solvents like hexane
What happens to the food we eat in the stomach and digestive system?
The proteins are broken down to amino acids and get absorbed. Carbohydrates are broken down to glucose (and fructose) and are absorbed. Fats are broken down to fatty acids and glycerol and absorbed. Minerals and vitamins are absorbed as such.
Where is vitamin A absorbed?
The bile salts, formed from cholesterol, are essential for the emulsification of fats and fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, and K) before they can be absorbed from the intestine.
What is the link between fats and vitamins?
Vitamins A,E,D and K are fat - soluble (able to dissolve in fats). They are absorbed into the intestinal tract with the help of fat, and tend to be stored in the body longer than water-soluble vitamins (B and C). Because of that longer storage period, you are more likely to suffer ill-effects from taking too much of one of the fat-soluble vitamins.
What are the six types of nutrients?
The 6 types of nutrients are, water, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and proteins.
What is located in the villi that line the small intestine that absorbs fats and fat-soluble vitamins?
Fats are absorbed by entering the villi and then breaking down into a chemical compound or ester called chylo microns which are made fron lipoproteins(fats and proteins) and tryglicerides(compound of fatty acids and a glycerol molecule)
What are Vitamins stored in fats cells they do not have to be ingested daily?
Fat-soluble vitamins :)
Where are vitamins digested?
Vitamins do not have to be digested, they can be absorbed directly from the gut contents
What breakdown products are absorbed into the lacteal?
FATS
Fats are absorbed into the villi in the form of what?
chylomicrons
