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