NUTRITION
CLINICAL NUTRITION
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Question
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True or False water soluable vitamins can be stored in body tissue?
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Water-soluble vitamins are carried to the body’s tissues but are not stored in the body. They are found in many plant and animal foods and in dietary supplements and must be taken in daily.
Detailed explanation-2: -The water-soluble vitamins-C and the B-complex vitamins (such as vitamins B6, B12, niacin, riboflavin, and folate)-dissolve in water. Your body can’t store these vitamins.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water-soluble vitamins (vitamin C and the B-complex vitamins, such as vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate) must dissolve in water before they can be absorbed by the body, and therefore cannot be stored. Any water-soluble vitamins unused by the body is primarily lost through urine.
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