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Ill Health Lowers Vitamin Status

Studies show that hospital patients have poorer vitamin status that non-hospitalised controls. From this is it tempting to assume that poor vitamin status can cause ill health. And it can. However, the poor vitamin status may be an effect of … Continue reading

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Fat Soluble Vitamins in Adipose Tissue

A daily intake of water soluble vitamins in needed by humans. However, a regular intake of fat soluble vitamins is not required because humans have a capacity for storage. The liver is able to store some fat soluble vitamins such … Continue reading

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