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Which of the Following Statements About Fat Digestion Is FALSE

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Which of the following statements about fat digestion is FALSE?


A) Triglycerides are the most abundant fat in the food supply.
B) Fat is mainly digested in the small intestine and absorbed distally from the ileum.
C) Lipase enzymes are mainly responsible for the hydrolytic cleavage of triglyceride fats.
D) Bile salts increase the surface area of fat droplets and allow lipase enzymes to break down fat more efficiently.
E) Hydrolysis of triglyceride by lipase results mostly in mixtures of free glycerol and free fatty acid molecules, and not monoglycerides.

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