Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies - Standalone book (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305627994
Author: Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 7, Problem 2SC
Summary Introduction
Introduction:
The vitamins fall naturally into two classes: fat-soluble and water-soluble. Solubility confers many of their characteristics on vitamins. It determines how they are absorbed into and transported around by the bloodstream, whether they can be stored in the body, and how easily they are lost from the body.
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