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Choose ALL the correct statements about vitamins.

Your body can build most of the vitamins it needs.

Vitamins are organic compounds found in food.

Vitamins are a source of fuel for the body.

Hypervitaminosis (too much of a vitamin) is more likely to happen with a fat-soluble vitamin than a water- soluble vitamin.

Which are correct^ help!!

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Answer:

B and D should be correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

A is incorrect because food and proteins can help build fuel for you body, which is the same as vitamins.

B is correct because vitamins are organic compounds found in very small amounts in food and required for normal functioning—indeed, for survival. Humans are able to synthesize certain vitamins to some extent. For example, vitamin D is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight; niacin can be synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan; and vitamin K and biotin are synthesized by bacteria living in the gut.

C is incorrect because while vitamins are good for your body, food is also great and something you need to live. Getting nutrients and proteins from food is essential and a need in life.

D is correct because some vitamins from B-complex, hypervitaminosis usually occurs with the fat-soluble vitamins A and D, which are stored, respectively, in the liver and fatty tissues of the body. These vitamins build up and remain for a longer time in the body than water-soluble vitamins. Taking too many vitamins without food or water isn't healthy, and is not giving your body is proper nutrition levels!!

I hope this helps! :)

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