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Which cells carry nutrients from food to the rest of the cells in the body?
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Nutrients from digested food are carried in the blood — but not by red or white blood cells. They travel dissolved or bound in the blood plasma (the liquid part of blood).
- Most sugars, amino acids, vitamins and minerals are absorbed into capillaries in the gut and carried in plasma.
- Fats are absorbed into the lymph as chylomicrons and then enter the bloodstream as lipoproteins.
- Carrier proteins in plasma (e.g., albumin, transferrin) bind and transport specific nutrients (fatty acids, iron).
Red blood cells mainly transport oxygen, while white blood cells do immune work.
- Most sugars, amino acids, vitamins and minerals are absorbed into capillaries in the gut and carried in plasma.
- Fats are absorbed into the lymph as chylomicrons and then enter the bloodstream as lipoproteins.
- Carrier proteins in plasma (e.g., albumin, transferrin) bind and transport specific nutrients (fatty acids, iron).
Red blood cells mainly transport oxygen, while white blood cells do immune work.
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