Why Is Taking Excess Amounts of Fat-Soluble Vitamins More Likely

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Multiple Choice

Why is taking excess amounts of fat-soluble vitamins more likely to cause toxicity than taking excesses of water-soluble vitamins?

• A)In general,excesses of fat-soluble vitamins cannot be excreted as easily as water-soluble vitamins.
• B)The body has higher requirements for fat-soluble vitamins.
• C)In general,water-soluble vitamins are more likely to be stored in the body than fat-soluble vitamins.
• D)The body has higher requirements for water-soluble vitamins.

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