Nutrition

at a Glance

Sangita Sharma

Multiple Choice: Chapter 11 Fats: Digestion and utilisation in the body

Question 1. Which one of these statements about fat digestion and absorption is incorrect?

A Emulsification by bile salts increases the rate of fat digestion
B Triglycerides are broken down to glycerol, monoglycerides and fatty acids by the action of pancreatic lipase
C Triglycerides are re-synthesised from monoglycerides and fatty acids in the intestinal mucosal cells
D Chylomicrons deliver triglycerides to the peripheral circulation via the hepatic portal vein