title: A comparison of fat absorption in young and old subjects.
abstract: Using an oral fat load, it is demonstrated that the pattern of absorption in elderly subjects is significantly different from that found in younger controls. This change may be due to the slower gastric emptying or reduced pancreatic function observed in this study. The possibility of impaired small bowel absorption has not been excluded.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000502:physiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats