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Why can your body store a fat-soluble vitamins but not water-soluble vitamins?
Fat-soluble vitamins can be stored in adipose tissue because they dissolve in fats and can be stored for later use. Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the body because they dissolve in water and are excreted through urine if not immediately needed, so they need to be consumed regularly.
Water-soluble or fat-soluble nutrient that helps the body use energy stored in carbohydrates fats and proteins?
lipids
What two classifications are used to describe vitamins?
Fat-soluble: Vitamins dissolve in fat, and they are stored in fatty tissues in the body (Vitamins A, D, E, and K) Water-soluble: Vitamins dissolve in water and are not stored in the body
How do water soluble vitamins differ from fat-soluble vitamins?
Solubility refers to the ability of a substance to dissolve in a particular solvent. Most vitamins are soluble in either water or fats. fats soluble vitamins cannot be dissolved in water and require mixture with oils or fats in order to be used by the body.
Do you have to eat fat with fat-soluble vitamins so your body can use them?
no, a fat soluble vitamin is stored by the body in fat.
What happens in consuming lot of vitamins?
Your body can not absorb vitamins after a certain point. You will expel what your body can't use. Certain vitamins can be harmful if taken in large doses. It is best if you can eat a well balanced diet and skip the vitamins all together. If you can't do that, than stick with a one a day vitamin. Answer: Water soluble vitamins(Vit. B & C) are readily excreted from the body through urine hence rarely show any adverse effects but fat soluble vitamins(A,D & K) accumulate in the body causing toxicity. Fat soluble vitamin supplement should not be taken for more than 2-3months, although water soluble vitamins can be taken for longer duration.
Is vitamin A water-soluble or fat-soluble?
No, it is not. No, vitamin D is one of the oil-soluble vitamins, and it is not water soluble. The two forms [of several others having or potentially having vitamin D activity] that are normally found in mammals are vitamin D2 - ergocalciferol - and vitamin D3 - cholecalciferol. These compounds may be regarded as steroids in which the B ring has been ruptured. Steroids are formed from Cholesterols that are most definitely H2O non-soluble.
How do you use the word soluble in a sentence?
The solubility of sugar(in water) increases when the water is heated up.
What do your bodies do if you have an excess of fat-soluble vitamins?
Body has got very large reservoir of fat, in which very large quantity of fat soluble Vitamins can be stored. Body has no mechanism to excrete these fat soluble vitamins as fat does not come in contact with any excretory organ like a pair of kidneys. It is stored in fat cells. If you give excess of water soluble vitamins, then they will be excreted by pair of Kidneys. Pair of kidney filters out about 180 litres of fluid/ day and through this excrete water soluble vitamins. Now it is easy to understand that why water soluble vitamins are not stored in body.
Is plutonium separation soluble in water?
Plutonium separation is not soluble in water. It is typically separated from other elements through chemical processes that involve the use of solvents or specific reagents to extract plutonium from the surrounding materials.
Marijuana components are water-soluble and traces do not remain in the body for weeks. true or false?
False. Fat soluble, stays in your system for a long time.
What are vitamins stored by the body?
Fats
