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Medesa

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Compare the characteristics of the water-soluble vitamins and the fat-soluble vitamins.

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This product is labeled Gentlemen 50+ and states that the antioxidants and vitamins it contains slow aging in men. What can you state about targeted products such as this one?
 a. Evidence does not support a role for antioxidant supplements against chronic diseases.
  b. Most men over the age of 50 have inadequate nutrient intakes and would benefit from this product.
  c. This supplement would be more helpful for smokers than for nonsmokers.
 d. The antioxidants included in this supplement have all been shown to be extremely effective in free radical protection.
  e. This target product is beneficial because men over 50 need a unique proportion of nutrients.



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Answer to Question 1

Solubility confers on vitamins many of their characteristics. It determines how they are absorbed into and transported around by the bloodstream, whether they can be stored in the body, and how easily they are lost from the body. Fat-soluble vitamins are mostly absorbed into the lymph, and they travel in the blood in association with protein carriers. Fat-soluble vitamins can be stored in the liver or with other lipids in fatty tissues, and some can build up to toxic concentrations. On the other hand, the water-soluble vitamins are absorbed directly into the bloodstream, where they travel freely. Most are not stored in tissues to any great extent; rather, excesses are excreted in the urine. Thus, the risks of immediate toxicities are not as great for water-soluble vitamins as they are for fat-soluble vitamins.

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