9. Vitamins C and K are essential nutrients. a. Is each of these vitamins fat-so

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9. Vitamins C and K are essential nutrients. a. Is each of these vitamins fat-soluble or water-soluble? Explain your answer in terms of features of the molecular structures. b. A health expert recommends taking large doses of vitamins C and K. Critique this recommendation 0 CHCH,OH OH OH OH Vitamin CH CHy CHy Vitamin C Vitamin K 10. The cabbage soup diet is crash diet for losing 10 lbs in one week. On this diet, a typical caloric intake per day is about 800 calories. A sedentary person weighing 200 pounds decides to give this diet a try a. Calculate the number of calories a person who weighs 200 pounds needs each day for their basal metabolism. b. Assuming their body burns fat for energy, how many pounds could this sedentary dieter lose in one week?

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a) Vitamin K is fat soluble whereas Vitamin C is water soluble

Reason: Vitamin C contains multiple -OH bonds (hydroxyl bonds) which will make them soluble in water. The Vitamin K is a very long fatty acid chain with no hydroxy or OH bonds making it less or sparingly soluble in water. The vitamin K will be soluble in fatty acids chain since they have the same composite structure as Vitamin K

b) Vitamin K is really helpful in strengthning the bones and making it more robust. The problem occurs with the patient suffering from liver diseases then it will not help in clotting purposes and will make the process more difficult

Vitamin C is a good vitamin but too much exces will lead to Kidney stones and nausea

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