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Fat Soluble vs Water Soluble Vitamins

Posted by Anna Kaehler on Fri, Feb 12, 2010 @ 11:52 AM
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Vitamins are classified into two categories: fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins. We need both types for optimum health, and there are some important differences between the two.

Fat Soluble Vitamins
This group includes vitamins D, E, A, and K. Fat soluble vitamins are absorbed by lipids (fats) and then travel into the body’s bloodstream for use in the body. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in bodily tissues, especially the liver, for later use. It is important to keep an appropriate level of healthy fat intake in the daily diet to support fat soluble vitamin absorption.

Water Soluble Vitamins
This group includes the B vitamins (8 vitamins, total) and vitamin C. You can find “water solubilized” vitamin E, which is treated in a special process to help it behave more like a water soluble than a fat soluble vitamin.

Water soluble vitamins are not dissolved in fat to be absorbed and stored for later use. Instead, water soluble vitamins dissolve in water for use in the body as needed to support many cellular processes and, in the case of B vitamins, coenzyme functions. These coenzyme functions support the way the body utilizes energy from food. Any extra amount of water soluble vitamins is eliminated in urine, making it important to obtain a healthy daily value of these nutrients in your health plan.

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Check back over the next few weeks as we explore each of these vitamins in depth and what they mean for your health!
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