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27.1.2 Dietary Fat Absorption e absorption of dietary fat is a nearly complete process with greater than 95% of dietary fat consumed being absorbed by the small intestine whether a low-or highfat diet is consumed [46]. Quantitatively, the amount of dietary fat absorbed is determined by quantifying the di—erence between the amount of dietary fat consumed and the amount of fat excreted in feces over several days. is process, however, is not only regulated over several days but also in response to each meal containing dietary fat.