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CHAPTER 1
1.2 Absorption System
4) ABSORPTION OF
VITAMINS
Most vitamins and minerals
separate from other food
components and absorb into
your bloodstream through
the small intestine.
Some nutrients have
additional steps that further
.
delay absorption.
Vitamins A, D, E and K are
fat-soluble -they absorb and
are stored alongside fat.
If you take a multivitamin
with these nutrients but do
not eat something with fat,
your system may not pick up
these vitamins.
Vitamin B-12 absorbs
differently than any other
nutrients. This vitamin
attaches to a protein called
intrinsic factor in your
stomach. Once B-12 and
intrinsic factor combine, your
small intestine is able to pick
it up and send it to your
bloodstream.
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