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If you’re on a fat-free diet, is there a role for the liver in digestion?

A. No role, bile secreted from the liver is only needed for fat digestion

B. The liver will convert amino acids into glucose & fat

C. Bile contains enzymes that process some carbohydrates

D. None of the above

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I know there is no such thing as a “fat-free” diet, but this is a hypothetical situation.

For A, I’m unsure if there is another role instead of this.

For B, this is true but is it considered a metabolic function and not a means of digestion (mechanical & chemical breakdown of food)? Gluconeogenesis has no direct role in digestion since it is a separate metabolic function, correct?

For C, I cannot find evidence to support this. Is this true?

Can you please explains what might be the answer and your reasoning for why it is not the other answer choices? Thank you

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Answer is (B)

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Yes, the liver will convert amino acids into glucose and fat

Amino acids are used in protein synthesis, some are used for energy and some are converted to fats and carbohydrates. Glycerol is converted to glucose, fatty acids are converted to acetyl-CoA, andacetyl-CoA is used to produce ketone bodies

ATP, the liver will attempt to convert a variety of excess moleculesinto glucose and/or glycogen. Glycogenesis: Glycogenesis is the formation of Lactic acid, some amino acids from protein and glycerol from fat can be converted into glucose.

No role, bile secreted from the liver is only needed for fat digestion

The gallbladder stores this concentrated bile until it is needed to digest the next meal.The gallbladder holds bile produced in the liver until it is needed for digesting fatty foods in the duodenum of the small intestine. Foods rich in proteins or fats are more difficult for the body to digest when compared to carbohydrate-rich foods. The walls of the duodenum contain sensory receptors that monitor the chemical makeup of chyme (partially digested food) that passes through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum. When these cells detect proteins or fats, they respond by producing the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK). CCK enters the bloodstream and travels to the gallbladder where it stimulates the smooth muscle tissue in the walls of the gallbladder.

Bile contains enzymes that process some carbohydrates

Fat digestion, which requires a digestive fluid called bile, begins in the small intestine. Bile, which isproduced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, plays a vital role inthe digestion of fats.Without proper digestive juices, small molecules of fat would combine together to form one large molecule of fat.

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