Question

This week we read chapter 7 and 8 and answer following questions. You can find answers in your lecture notes as well as your textbook. - Do vitamins/minerals and water provide our bodies with any calories? yes or no --------&--- -- are MICRO NUTRIENTS WHEREAS --- --- IS A MACRO NUTRIENT -LIST"2" PRIMARY DIFFERENCES IN FAT SOLUBLE VS WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS: - LIST "3" EXAMPLES EACH OF FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS & WATER SOLUBLE VITAMINS - BRIEFLY LIST ROLE OF B VITAMIN IN CELL METABOLISM - LIST FUNCTION OF ANY "3" MINERALS IN OUR BODIES:

Answer 1

1) No , Vitamins/minerals and water do not provide any calories to our body.

2) Vitamins and minerals are micronutrients whereas Protein/fat/carbohydrate/Water is a macronutrient.

3) Differences -

a)Fat soluble vitamins , as the name suggests , are soluble in fat globules whereas the water soluble vitamins dissolve in water.

b) Fat soluble vitamins are stored in body and thus very high amount can be toxic to our body but water soluble vitamins are not storeed in our body in high amount and are excreted.So , the high amount of these is rarely toxic. That's why we need to take these vitamins on regular bases.

4) Examples -

Fat soluble vitamins - Vitamin A , D and K

Water soluble vitamins - Vitamin B complex(includes 8 vitamins like Thiamin ,Riboflavin ,Niacin etc.) and Vitamin C