Results showed that the risk of developing atherosclerosis of the aorta at a young age (< 55 for men, < 65 for women) was 9 times higher for people with a parent who has suffered from the condition than for those who did not have any family history of the disease.
Fats, such as the fats in milk, need to be digested by your body. They are broken down into fatty acids and glycerol by an enzyme called lipase. Gastric lipase, secreted by the stomach lining, has a pH value for optimal activity around neutrality and would appear, therefore, to be essentially inactive in the strongly acid environment of the stomach.
Lipase & Fat Digestion. Without your digestive enzymes, you would be unable to extract the energy and nutrients from the foods you eat. These enzymes help break down the different components of the food you consume into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by your small intestine. Every digestive enzyme in your body acts on a specific component of food. Lipase is the enzyme your body uses to break down the fats in the food you eat.