alleryStart learning →Why does hypervitaminosis rarely occur with water-soluble vitamins?
AThey are never absorbed
BThe body cannot store fat
CThey are destroyed by acid
DExcess is excreted in urine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Excess is excreted in urine
1. Fat-soluble vitamins can accumulate in stored lipids, so excess intake can build up.
2. Water-soluble vitamins behave differently because the excess is excreted in the urine.
3. Hypervitaminosis of water-soluble vitamins therefore rarely occurs.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 24 "Metabolism and Nutrition", section 24.1 | Overview of Metabolic Reactions_
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