VITAMINS

VITAMINS

Vitamins are nutrient components that historically has been classified in water soluble or lipid soluble, by the affinity or aversion to water. 

Water soluble vitamins is known that if any excess is excreted in urine, there is no accumulation in tissues so deficiency is more common and toxicity is less common.

Exceptions to this rule are B12 and B9 

By the other hand fat soluble vitamins any excess is stored in liver or fat and deficiencies are less likely; toxicity is more likely.

A decreased in fat absorption cause a decreased on fat soluble vitamin absorption ending with a fat soluble vitamin problem, this can be manifested by steatorrhea which is fatty stools, this take us to name some of the pathologies that causes steatorrhea.

Anything that reduces enzyme production for the pancreas.

In the future we will discuss the vitamin deficiencies and toxicities.