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What is the process by which fats get broken into smaller drops?
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∙ 6y ago
You might be thinking of homogenization or emulsification.
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What are fats proteins and carbohydrates broken down into?
Proteins are broken down into amino acids, carbohydrates are broken down into sugars and fats are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol.
What is digestion in simple words?
Digestion in humans is the process by which nutrients such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates in the food consumed are broken down to its respective components.
Is bile a physical or chemical reaction?
The process of bile is a physical one because it does not contain any enzymes that breaks down any fats. Lipase is the enzyme that breaks down fats but bile is only an emulsifier, which is a physical process, that combines bile with the fats.
What nutrient can lead to being overweight?
Primarily fats but also carbohydrates because they are broken down into smaller nutrient building blocks and stored in the body as fat when they are in excess.
During digestion what are fats broken down into?
Fats are broken down to make energy or used to make glucose through the process of gluconeogenesis. Fats are essential part of a diet to help regulate body temperature, help the body to absorb fat soluble vitamins and aid in hormone production.
What occurs during emulsification?
Bile salts break up fats into smaller fats
Are muscles or fats easily broken down to release energy?
the energy sources are, in order of use; sugars, fats and muscles. Easily broken down, yes.
On a basic level how does fatty acid oxidation work?
Fatty acid oxidation is the process in which fatty acids are broken down by tissues to produce energy. Fatty acids are the residue left from fats being broken down.
Fluid which breaks down fats in the small intestine?
Fats aren't broken down in the small intestine :/
What units makes up fats?
The smaller units that make up fats are called TRIGLYCERIDE
What smaller units make up fats?
The smaller units that make up fats are called TRIGLYCERIDE
How does the liver produce bile which helps digest food and break down fat?
Bile breaks lumps of fat into little drops. This increases the surface of fats, so there is more room for breaking it down into smaller products.
