. How does the digestion and absorption of fat differ from that of carbohydrates

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. How does the digestion and absorption of fat differ from that of carbohydrates? A) Fat absorption occurs in the stomach, whereas carbohydrates are absorbed from the small intestine. B) Carbohydrates need to be emulsified before they can be digested, whereas fats do not. C) Only fat must be worked on by bacteria in the large intestine before it can be absorbed. D) Most absorbed fat first enters the lymphatic system, whereas absorbed carbohydrates enter the blood E) Processing of fat does not require any digestive enzymes, whereas the processing of carbohydrates doe

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Ans; D. Most absorbed fats first enters the lymphatic system, whereas absorbed carbohydrates enters the blood

Other options are wrong because,

A-Fat absorption occurs in small intestine and carbohydrate absoption occurs in the stomach

B.Fats only emusfied by bile secreted by liver

C.Both carbohydrates and fats are worked on by bacteria in large intestine

E. Processing of fats requires digestive enzymes like lipase

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