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hydrophobe molecules

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asecin

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this may sound naive to ask such question but i was reading how many molecules are not water soluble and are hydrophobic. and i read fats and oils are such. as it seems any such molecule cannot be dissolved when you swallow it and its not as bioavailable. i was wondering how do we absorb fats then from directly drinking oils ?
 
We absorb fats from directly drinking oils due to the process of digestion including the production of bile:

"The liver produces bile, another type of digestive enzyme specifically meant to breakdown fat. The bile is sent to the gallbladder for storage. When the gallbladder receives a signal saying that there is fat to be digested, it squirts bile into the intestine where it meets up with the fat that has been broken down in the stomach. Bile dissolves fat into a watery substance in order to be further digested by enzymes from the pancreas and intestine." (Source isn't amazingly credible but this is basic information. 8))
 
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