Fat bubbles can trick your body into absorbing more vitamins
By wrapping nutrients in microscopic fat bubbles that mimic your own cell membranes, scientists can sneak vitamins past the stomach's destructive acids to increase absorption fivefold.
Your digestive system is remarkably efficient at destroying the very nutrients you try to feed it, often absorbing as little as 20% of a standard vitamin C dose. To bypass this, researchers developed liposomes—microscopic spheres made of the same fatty materials that form your cell walls. First observed by British hematologist Alec Bangham in the 1960s, these 'fat bubbles' act as a Trojan horse. They shield delicate molecules from harsh stomach acids and slide directly into the bloodstream by fusing with the lining of the small intestine.