5. What is the difference
between water-soluble and
fat-soluble vitamins? Why can
fat-soluble vitamins cause
harm when ingested in
excess?

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Water-soluble vitamins are
soluble in water. -soluble vitamins
are those in oil (lipids, ).

Vitamin C and vitamins of the
complex are examples water-soluble
vitamins. Vitamins , D, E and are
examples of -soluble vitamins.

Fat-soluble vitamins, they are not
in water, cannot be
excreted by body. So they to
accumulate in with toxic effect
they are ingested amounts over
what necessary.