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Because vitamin C is one of the water soluble ones along with most of the B vitamins. Since they dissolve in water and our urine is mostly water, when we go to the bathroom we pee some of it out. That's why we have to replace both B & C vitamins everyday with as healthy diet that include lots of fresh vegetable and fruits.
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∙ 13y agoThe body does not store Vitamin C and must be supplied from your diet. Vitamin C is abundant in fruits and vegetables.
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∙ 13y agoNo, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is soluble and any that is not used by the body is lost through the urine.
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∙ 16y agoWe do not know.
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∙ 11y agovitamin d
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Why can your body store a fat-soluble vitamins but not water-soluble vitamins?
Your body can store a fat soluble vitamin but not a water soluble vitamin because they are not easily excreted out of the body as water soluble vitamins are.
What do low vitamin c levels mean?
it means that your body does not have enough vitamin c, i would recommend if your vitamin c levels are low to go to the store and buy some vitamin c tablets. cause your body needs vitamin c.
What percentage of the body's store of vitamin K is derived from GI trace bacterial synthesis?
10%
What does vitamin A do to your body?
You need vitamin A for healthy eyesight and skin.
What factors limit the amount of vitamin d that can be made by the body?
The body needs to have sunlight on the skin, to make vitamin D.
Vitamin C and A are important for good health. Which of these might your body store?
Vitamin A. Humans cannot store Vitamin C.
Would the body store vitamin c or d and why?
The body will store Vitamin D first because it's a fat-soluble vitamin which means it can be dissolved in fat. Once it's dissolved in fat, it can be stored in the body. Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin which means it needs to be dissolved in water before the body can/will store it.
Why can your body store a fat-soluble vitamins but not water-soluble vitamins?
Your body can store a fat soluble vitamin but not a water soluble vitamin because they are not easily excreted out of the body as water soluble vitamins are.
What kind of food does the body not store?
The kind of food does the body not store vitamin C found fruits and vegetables
What tissue contains the majority of the body's store of vitamin A?
The liver.
What do low vitamin c levels mean?
it means that your body does not have enough vitamin c, i would recommend if your vitamin c levels are low to go to the store and buy some vitamin c tablets. cause your body needs vitamin c.
What percentage of the body's store of vitamin K is derived from GI trace bacterial synthesis?
10%
Which animals is unable to synthesize vitamin c and will become deficient without supplement?
Guinea pigs must have a source of vitamin C in their diet. They are unable to synthesize their own.
How many types of vitamins can the body absorb?
The body stores Vitamin D in tissue and can store 60 or even 90 days worth. A daily dose of 600 IU is recommended. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin so it is stored in fat tissue.
What causes pins and needles all over my body?
Try going to the store and buying a b-12 vitamin suppliment
How do you reduce vitamin D in body?
The only way to reduce vitamin D in the body is to stop intake of vitamin D.
Which vitamin can not be made in human body?
vitamin D
