juanitacarlos
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Hoping someone could clarify this for me please...
I understand that the body can't store water soluble vitamins like it can with fat soluble vitamins, so does that mean if I eat a food high in a particular nutrient that is water soluble- say the zinc or selenium in oysters - will my body only use what it needs at that moment, and the excess just passes through the urine? It seems like a colossal waste. Is there no storage mechanism at all?
I just ask because I wonder if eating a dozen oysters at a sitting is a waste, or should I split it up into two meals over the course of a couple of days. I think the same of liver - is it better to have a smaller amount, 2-3 times a week?
I understand that the body can't store water soluble vitamins like it can with fat soluble vitamins, so does that mean if I eat a food high in a particular nutrient that is water soluble- say the zinc or selenium in oysters - will my body only use what it needs at that moment, and the excess just passes through the urine? It seems like a colossal waste. Is there no storage mechanism at all?
I just ask because I wonder if eating a dozen oysters at a sitting is a waste, or should I split it up into two meals over the course of a couple of days. I think the same of liver - is it better to have a smaller amount, 2-3 times a week?