Bile helps digest fats (lipids) from foods. Here's how it works:
1. When you eat foods containing fats, bile produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder is released into the small intestine.
2. Bile helps emulsify fats, breaking them down into smaller droplets to increase the efficiency of fat digestion by enzymes like lipase.
3. These smaller fat droplets are easier for the enzymes to access and break down into fatty acids and glycerol, which can then be absorbed by the body for energy and other functions.
Therefore, bile plays a crucial role in the digestion and absorption of fats from the foods we eat.
