Question

What are the two main categories of vitamins? List the various vitamins under each category. How are the two categories similar and different from one another? (ie: Compare and contrast these two categories as we did in class.) What are the health consequences of too much or too little of these nutrients?

Answer 1

The two different types of vitamins are fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins. ... Excesses of these vitamins are stored in the liver, and are not needed every day in the diet. For more ... Under consumption of riboflavin is rare in the United States. ... Pregnancy will increase the RDA for folate to 600 mcg/day (Table 1).