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In the human digestive system, Lipase is an enzyme that breaks down fat molecules. While Lipase is able to break down triglycerides (fat) into fatty acids and glycerol, this process occurs slowly. Bile salts break up large fat droplets into smaller droplets, effectively increasing the surface area, which increases the rate at which the fat is able to be broken down by Lipase.

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