grayfalcon89 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 This was in our review for test Friday, and well, I don't quite understand what my teacher's answer was. Q: Why is it important to eat foods that contain water-soluble vitamins every day? He said: Excess vitamins get out of body by urine, and you need to refill them (?). Is that right? How? I thought that you needed to have "water-soluble" ONLY because large percent of body is water (didn't really understand why you need to consider "excess" part; I thought "excess" occurred if you took more vitamins than required in tablet ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 yes, it water soluble, but water moves through our bodies very quickly (relative to fats). We constantly have to drink and urinate daily, and that water will carry water soluble vitamins straight through our system. Fats on the other hand stay where they are (to the misfortune of dieters). This has the effect that fat soluble vitamins do not have to be replenished as often. Do you understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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