Let's suppose that one eats a meal that has bacon strips. Trace the path of the dietary cholesterol to one's arteries. Hint: Who emulsifies fats in the small intestine? Who transports fats from the small intestine into the bloodstream? Which lipoproteins deposit them into the blood vessels to form arterial plaques?
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Step 1: Dietary cholesterol and fats from bacon strips are emulsified in the small intestine by bile salts. Show more…
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