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Human Body Systems
Most of the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins from the food humans eat must be broken down into smaller molecule…
Item BF068003: During digestion, the fat molecules in the food we eat are broken down into fatty acids.
During digestion, what happens to fat molecules in the food we eat?
- They are broken down into carbon dioxide and water.
- They are broken down into simple sugars.
- They are broken down into fatty acids.
- Nothing happens to them. Other molecules are broken down during digestion but not fat molecules.
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| Female | 2311 | 4658 | 50% |
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