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Sugars

Sugars Brush border Starch Salivary and pancreatic alpha amylase Disaccharides Disaccharidases at brush border Monosaccharides If can’t be absorbed then sugar undergoes fermentation to short chain fatty acids in colon Active and passive absorption Other sugars Written by Dr Sebastian Zeki

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