List the steps in the digestion of dietary triacylglycerols and their transport into the bloodstream.

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Q: Outline the synthesis of bile acids. What functions do these substances have?

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Q: Explain the principal events of the catabolism of glycerol and fatty acids.

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A: Lipids are water insoluble organic compounds that are stored in the form of triglycerides (fats) in…

Q: Can the intake of alanine, glycine, and serine relieve hypoglycemia caused by starvation? Explain.

A: Hypoglycemia- When the blood glucose level is less than normal level of glucose the condition result…

Q: Can fat be digested and absorbed in the absence of bile salts? Explain.a

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Q: Write the name of different types of glycogen storage disorder and their enzyme deficiency.

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Q: Define glucagon.

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Q: Describe the effect of excess fructose consumption on hepatic lipid metabolism.

A: Fructose is a keto sugar and a monosaccharide carbohydrate.

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Q: At what pH is the activity of pepsin and salivary amylase equal?

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A: Olestra- Indigestible fat and composed of 6 fatty acid attachments.

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