| Water soluble vitamins, fat soluble, what is that? | | | | Vitamin E is an important antioxidant. It protects |
| Most people do not even realize that vitamins are | | | | Vitamins A and C and it plays a crucial role in |
| different, but they are. Besides the obvious letter | | | | protecting fatty acids and red blood cells from being |
| difference, vitamins can be classified as either Fat | | | | destroyed. |
| Soluble or Water Soluble. Whether the vitamin is fat | | | | Without Vitamin D, the body could not efficiently |
| soluble or water soluble has to do with the way the | | | | absorb calcium. Vitamin D helps regulate the amount |
| body processes it. Should this difference matter to | | | | of calcium and phosphorous in the blood. Storing |
| you? Well, yes and no. | | | | Vitamin D helps ensure that even if a person doesn't |
| At a basic level, whether or not a vitamin is fat | | | | drink enough milk, bones won't suffer. |
| soluble or water soluble doesn't really matter. What is | | | | Vitamin A is the vision vitamin. It helps eyes focus in |
| most important is ensuring your body gets the | | | | dim light and helps differentiate colors. It also plays a |
| recommended daily allowances of each. Regardless of | | | | vital role in tissue growth and differentiation. It |
| whether you're getting your vitamins via your diet or | | | | boosts the immune system's ability to fight infection. |
| by supplementation, avoiding a vitamin deficiency is | | | | A special protein called a transport protein helps the |
| what will keep the body in good health. | | | | Vitamin A that is stored in the liver travel to the |
| When looked at from a chemical aspect, the | | | | tissues where it is needed. |
| differences between a vitamin that is fat soluble or | | | | Water soluble vitamins, on the other hand, are not |
| water soluble are fairly complicated. Most people | | | | stored in the body. Because the body isn't able to |
| don't care to understand all that is involved 'behind | | | | store these vitamins these water soluble vitamins |
| the scenes'. | | | | must be constantly re supplied. As water soluble |
| What's important is that the body is able to store fat | | | | vitamins enter the body, they are put to work. The |
| soluble vitamins but not water soluble vitamins. The | | | | excess is eliminated from the body via the urine. The |
| fat soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D, E and K, | | | | water soluble vitamins category include the B |
| are absorbed through the large intestines. For this | | | | vitamins, Vitamin C and Vitamin H (Biotin). |
| absorption process to work properly dietary fat must | | | | The B vitamins are responsible for several crucial |
| also be present. If fat is not eaten along with the fat | | | | bodily functions. During the process of converting |
| soluble vitamins, it will be more difficult for the body | | | | glucose from carbohydrates, the B vitamins provide |
| to complete the absorption process. Once they are | | | | energy to the body. Without B vitamins, the body |
| finally absorbed however, fat soluble vitamins are | | | | wouldn't be able to properly metabolize proteins and |
| stored in the liver. There they wait until they are | | | | fats. |
| called on to do their jobs. | | | | One of Biotin's primary responsibilities is to ensure |
| Let's take a closer look at the fat soluble vitamins. | | | | proper growth and Vitamin C is important for its |
| Vitamin K helps the body metabolize food into | | | | antioxidant effects but both benefit the body in |
| energy. It's responsible for protecting the blood's | | | | many other ways, too. |
| clotting ability by supplying the seven blood clotting | | | | If you can't get the vitamins you need from |
| proteins involved in the process. It's also necessary | | | | consuming a balanced diet, consider taking a |
| for normal bone growth. | | | | multivitamin supplement. Your health depends on it! |