How do water soluble vitamins differ from fat-soluble vitamins?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Simplistically put fat soluble vitamins can be stored in the body, so when later on if the body need to use the vitamins they can be obtained. However, water soluble vitamins will not be stored in the body, therefore, a daily supply is required to maintain a healthy diet.

Answer 3

This is a guess, so i wouldn't suggest using this on homework. Water has nothing but calories but fat holds in proteins, that means fats have more than just calories. Like i said this is a guess...

Answer 4

Fat soluble vitamins do not have to be taken everyday because they are stored in your liver, and too much of them can cause health problems. On the other hand, water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body and must be ingested everyday (whether in food or supplement). Still, taking too much of water soluble vitamins isn't healthy either.
Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body to any great degree and must be supplied on a fairly regular basis examples are Vitamins ; C,B1,B6,B12 (the are more)
fat soluble vitamins can be stored in the body for longer periods of time and are stored in the bodies tissues most often in fat cells;some examples of fat soluble vitamins are A,E and D (there are more)
The difference between them is the water soluble vitamins can be absorbed into your body and be used for energy, the fat soluble ones are turned into fat molecules and stored in your body.

Answer 5

Water soluble vitamins enter the body, give the body the correct amount of the vitamin the body needs, then leaves in urine. Fat soluble vitamins don't leave the body but eventually become body fat if not used.

Answer 6

Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water and are not stored in the body, so they must be consumed regularly. Fat-soluble vitamins are soluble in fat and are stored in the body's adipose tissue and liver, so they do not need to be consumed as frequently.

Answer 7

Water soluble vitamins cannot be stored in body for long time but fat soluble vitamins can be stored in body for long time.