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The bile salts, formed from cholesterol, are essential for the emulsification of fats and fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, and K) before they can be absorbed from the intestine.
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What one nutrient is not absorbed from the digestive system?
The only nutrient that can't be absorbed is ......... Vitamin B12.
What role do the kidneys play in vitamin d function?
Activating intestinally absorbed vitamin D
What is the rate and extent to which a vitamin is absorbed and used in the body is known as?
intrinsic factor
What key nutrient is absorbed in the large intestine?
It is vitamin K and various other vitamins.
Is vitamin C the same as sugar?
Vitamin C is absorbed by the body as well as sugar, however vitamin C is an acid (ascoribic acid) where as sugar is a carbohydrate. More simply, a glucose. So no, vitamin C is nothing like sugar at all.
What vitamin is needed for calcium to be absorbed?
vitamin d
What is the name of the Vitamin that is absorbed through UV rays?
There is no vitamin that is absorbed through uv rays , but when uv light falls on skin , it produces vitamin D in skin by a photochemical reaction .
What one nutrient is not absorbed from the digestive system?
The only nutrient that can't be absorbed is ......... Vitamin B12.
What role do the kidneys play in vitamin d function?
Activating intestinally absorbed vitamin D
Does wearing sunglasses block vitamin d into the body?
Vitamin D is absorbed through the skin, not the eyes.
Which vitamin is absorbed in intestines and has to do with calcium?
what gland produces melatonin
The rate and extent to which a vitamin is absorbed and used in the body is known as its?
bioavailability
The rate and extent to which vitamin is absorbed and used in the body is known as its?
bioavailability
What is meant by bioavabilability of a vitamin in food?
The amount absorbed and subsequently used by the body
What nutrient is absorbed in the large intestine?
It is vitamin K and various other vitamins.
What is the rate and extent to which a vitamin is absorbed and used in the body is known as?
intrinsic factor
What are the two effective ways to prevent osteoporosis?
weight bearing exercise ( as bones grow on stress lines) and adequate Vitamin C intake (with adequate vitamin D, as Vitamin C requires Vitamin D to be absorbed).
