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What is the primary active form of vitamin d in the human body?
Calcitriol
What is converted to vitamin A in the body?
Your body gets vitamin A from food sources such as liver, carrots, butter, egg, milk, and many more. In these foods there are the many forms of vitamin A. Some forms include Retinol, alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, as well as 2 or 3 more carotenes. Your body does not make vitamin A; it absorbs it.
A compound in food that can be converted into an active vitamin inside the body is known as?
precursors
Is vitamin d the same as sugar?
No - Vitamin D is not a sugar. The various forms of Vitamin Ds are involved in the regulation of the calcium and phosphorous levels within the body.
Is vitamin A a classification of vitamins?
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in different forms, including retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and provitamin A carotenoids. Retinol is the form of vitamin A that is most easily absorbed by the body and is found in animal-based foods such as liver, egg yolks, and dairy products.
In hypervitaminosis A D why does calcium deposit in kidney and not in liver and why does vit A store in liver and not in kidney?
The body stores excessive Vitamin A in the liver for later use if needed. Vitamin D however needs to be converted to a different form to be biologically active. This conversion after it leaves the liver, occurs in the kidney where it is converted to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, a biologically active form.
Why do you need nutrients needed?
Nutrients such as calcium, can keep your bones and teeth strong. Another example is Vitamin A. This vitamin helps your eyes. Different nutrients cam help your body in different ways. (Function easier)
Is vitamin A better than vitamin C?
They have completely different functions in the body and are both needed in small amounts for the body to function properly. Neither one triumphs the other.
Do butterflies have different body forms?
no they don`t
How does vitamin K interact with coumadin?
Vitamin K is converted to active vitamin K in the body which helps to activate clotting factors in the liver. Coumadin (warfarin) prevents the body from activating vitamin K, therefore the clotting factors are never activated and your blood becomes thinner or more difficult to clot. When you eat vitamin K rich foods (green leafy vegitables, etc), the vitamin K competes with the Coumadin and can neutralize its effect.
Is b12 the same as b3 vitamin?
No. All the B vitamins are different and serve different purposes in the body.
Is folate a mineral?
Folate is vitamin B9 ((pteroylmonoglutamate). It is not iron but works with the body using iron in your blood.
