Water Soluble Vitamins

Water-soluble vitamins consist of the B-group vitamins and vitamin C. Their deficiency is treated by administration of the deficient vitamin.

B Group Vitamins Features
 * A common feature of group B vitamins is their occurrence in yeast (except vitamin B12). However, if the yeast is included in the diet only as a means of rising bread, then yeast is not considered the major source of group B vitamins in humans; a small quantity of yeast does not contain nutritionally significant amount of B vitamins.
 * Their metabolic effects are inter-linked.
 * Deficiency of only a single vitamin occurs rarely.
 * They are produced by the intestinal micro flora but the amount produced is generally only a fraction of the daily recommended intake.
 * Some are more frequently called by their name, others by number. Some vitamins may not have a number because it has been found that some substances, originally considered as vitamins, are NOT essential for humans, therefore they are not vitamins or are a mixture of substances.

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