Fats are absorbed directly into the blood stream after eating. Shortly after a high-fat meal, the blood will appear milky as a result of “lumps” of fat floating around in it.
Reference
McGowan MW, Artiss JD, Zak B. (1984) Description of analytical problems arising from elevated serum solids. Anal Biochem. 142(2):239-51.
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November 3, 2006 at 2:57 pm
“Gee, my blood is looking fat today.” I dunno, I don’t hear this much, I mean who looks at their blood after a meal anyhow? I think this is a good reason to avoid reading scientific papers.
Like Moe after a comet almost destroys Springfield: “Let’s burn down the Observatory so this can never happen agan!”
Doug (pre-caffeinated)