Bile speeds up digestion by emulsifying fats, breaking them into droplets to increase the surface area for lipase action.
La bilis acelera la digestión al emulsionar las grasas, dividiéndolas en gotitas para aumentar el área de superficie para la acción de la lipasa.
| Text | Bile makes digestion faster as it emulsifies fats, breaking them into droplets giving them a bigger surface area of fat for lipase to work on them |
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Tags: b2, bio, enzymes-digestion
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