Bile aids the body in digestion and in particular, without bile, fats could not be digested in higher vertebrates. Lecithin, as a less than 1% component simply aids bile in the process of digestion by countering the acid content from detrimentally harming the digestive tract. read more
Bile is a digestive juice that is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It has two important functions : Assists with fat digestion and absorption in the gut. read more
The primary digestive function of bile is to aid in the dispersion and digestion of fat in the lumen of the small intestine. Bile is formed initially in the hepatocyte (liver cell), and the rate of formation is dependent primarily on the rate at which bile acids are secreted into the bile channels, or canaliculi. read more