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What Would Happen to Dietary Protein If HCl Were Not

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What would happen to dietary protein if HCl were not being produced in sufficient quantities?


A) Protein digestion would occur at a faster rate.
B) Protein digestion could not fully occur because proteins could not be denatured and pepsinogen could not be converted to pepsin.
C) Proteins would be digested by gastric lipase in the stomach.
D) None of the choices are correct.

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