Why Does the Body Have a Different Process for Digesting

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Essay

Why does the body have a different process for digesting and metabolizing fat than it does for carbohydrate and protein?

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Definitions:

Extension

An increase in the angle between bones at a joint or the straightening of a limb.

Straightening Movement

refers to the motion aimed at making something linear or rectifying its alignment.

Adduction

To draw together toward the midline.

Midline

A term often used in anatomy to refer to the central line of the body or an organ, dividing it into right and left halves.