• Question: Why is bile important?

    Asked by anon-231080 to Tom, Steven, Jessica, Haafizah, Clio, Bruno Silvester on 14 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Bruno Silvester Lopes

      Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 14 Nov 2019:

      It contains bile acids (cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid) for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine.

    • Photo: Jessica Mitchell

      Jessica Mitchell answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      Bile is really important to help us get the goodness (vitamins and nutrients) out of some foods, it particularly helps us break up fatty foods. Fat is a big molecule so our bodies need a bit of help to break it down during digestion.

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