describe the pathway followed by fats when taken in the form of food in the body
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Fats are digested in the small intestine, and then packaged into lipoproteins for various functions (ever heard of LDL and HDL? ) Excess fat calories often end up as fat droplets in fat cells. When fats are used as an energy source, they are broken down in cellular mitochondria through a process called beta-oxidation.
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The macronutrients (merely carbohydrates, fats and proteins) on our plate are broken down in separate metabolic pathways: Carbohydrates are broken down into glucose by various enzymes. When fats are used as an energy source, they are broken down in cellular mitochondria through a process called beta-oxidation.
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