Because B Vitamins Are ______,Very Little Is Stored and Excess

question 46

Multiple Choice

Because B vitamins are ______,very little is stored and excess intakes end up in the urine or stool.

• A)non-toxic
• B)dissolvable
• C)fat soluble
• D)water soluble

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Definitions:

Intestinal Chyme

The semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum.

Osmosis

Osmosis is the spontaneous passage or diffusion of water or other solvents through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.

Concentrated

Having a large amount of a particular substance in a specific area or volume, reducing the proportion of other substances or components.

Pepsin

An enzyme in the stomach that breaks down proteins into smaller peptides, functioning optimally in an acidic environment.