Guest guest Posted July 5, 2002 Report Share Posted July 5, 2002 More questions. I keep printing things out and reading them. But I am finding that they are giving me questions. For instance: 1) What is elemental calcium? How does that differ from citrate and caltrate? I know how citrate and caltrate differ from my readings but a definition of elemental calcium would be helpful. 2) Vitamin A -- what is the difference between palmitate and beta carotene forms? I read that Palmitate form can be toxic at high levels but beta carotene can not. Is it that the body makes Vitamin A from beta carotene? 3)What does water soluble mean? And fat soluble? Is that where the vitamins are stored (well in the case of water they are flushed from the system)? Definitions please. I am trying to figure it out and while I may understand the gist of what is being said I like understanding all the terms. Pardon my ignorance here. But I want to know and not just parrot what others say. I have been doing a lot of research and these are things that are confusing me. Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2002 Report Share Posted July 5, 2002 In a message dated 7/5/2002 6:53:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, drasley@... writes: > 3)What does water soluble mean? And fat soluble? Is that where the vitamins > are stored (well in the case of water they are flushed from the system)? > The fat soluable vitamins are A,D,E, and K. They are found in fat and that is how they get into the body as well as where they are stored in the body. We can keep a reserve of the fat soluables stored for use as needed. The other vitamins need to be ingested on a daily basis as they are not stored . .. . We can also " overdose " or get toxic levels of the fat sol vitamins, but not so this the water soluable vitamins . . . ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2002 Report Share Posted July 5, 2002 In a message dated 7/5/2002 6:53:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, drasley@... writes: > 3)What does water soluble mean? And fat soluble? Is that where the vitamins > are stored (well in the case of water they are flushed from the system)? > The fat soluable vitamins are A,D,E, and K. They are found in fat and that is how they get into the body as well as where they are stored in the body. We can keep a reserve of the fat soluables stored for use as needed. The other vitamins need to be ingested on a daily basis as they are not stored . .. . We can also " overdose " or get toxic levels of the fat sol vitamins, but not so this the water soluable vitamins . . . ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2002 Report Share Posted July 5, 2002 In a message dated 7/5/2002 6:53:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, drasley@... writes: > 3)What does water soluble mean? And fat soluble? Is that where the vitamins > are stored (well in the case of water they are flushed from the system)? > The fat soluable vitamins are A,D,E, and K. They are found in fat and that is how they get into the body as well as where they are stored in the body. We can keep a reserve of the fat soluables stored for use as needed. The other vitamins need to be ingested on a daily basis as they are not stored . .. . We can also " overdose " or get toxic levels of the fat sol vitamins, but not so this the water soluable vitamins . . . ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2002 Report Share Posted July 6, 2002 Not to argue with you but I read in the ADA's book of nutrition that it is possible to overdose on vitamin C. If you take too much you can get diarrhea, rebound scruvy (when you stop talking it high amounts and try to return your body to normal), crazy menses cycles and kidney stones. So even if water soluble it is possible to get toxic amounts apparently. At least according to what i read in the American Dietetics Association's nutrition book. Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 Re: Vitamins and supplements -- questions In a message dated 7/5/2002 6:53:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, drasley@... writes: 3)What does water soluble mean? And fat soluble? Is that where the vitamins are stored (well in the case of water they are flushed from the system)? The fat soluable vitamins are A,D,E, and K. They are found in fat and that is how they get into the body as well as where they are stored in the body. We can keep a reserve of the fat soluables stored for use as needed. The other vitamins need to be ingested on a daily basis as they are not stored . . . We can also " overdose " or get toxic levels of the fat sol vitamins, but not so this the water soluable vitamins . . . ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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