Question

6. Based on what you know about bile salts, which meal would most likely stimulate their release and why? Meal 1: steamed vegetables. Meal 2 Fried chicken and French fries.

Answer 1

• Bile salts are Na+ and K+ salts of bile acids are conjugated with taurine or glycine to form taurocholic acid or glycocholic acid.These acids then combine with sodium and potassium salts to form Na+ -taurocholate,Na+ - glycocholate,K+ - taurocholate,K+ - glycocholate respectively.
• Bile salts are primarily responsible for absorption of fat and fat soluble nutrients.Therefore,bile deficiency causes steatorrhea.
• Steamed vegetables can stimulate bile production,Because these supports(stimulate) liver to produce bile salts.