Paper II — 2024 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q17

Paper II

2024 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)

Question

Water soluble vitamins

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Answer

Vitamin B12, Vitamin C (also B-complex vitamins) — readily absorbed and excreted, so deficiency develops relatively quickly with inadequate intake but toxicity from excess is rare; not significantly stored in the body (except B12, which has substantial hepatic stores lasting years).

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