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I would like help in understanding how lipids move through the body so they can be digested and absorbed.

How are lipids stored in the body?

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Explains how lipids move through the body so they can be digested and absorbed and how they are stored in the body. Includes a diagram of the digestive system to aid understanding for the process, as well as references.

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1. I would like helping understanding how lipids move through out the body so they can be digested and absorbed. How are lipids are stored in the body.

The liver plays an active part in breakig down lipids from larger to smaller in order to be absorbed by the body, as smaller partciles can be more easily digested through the small intestines.

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