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How many types of vitamins are required by our body? Why do water-soluble vitamins need to be supplied regularly through food?

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Two types of vitamins are required by the body:
1. water-soluble (vitamin B complex and vitamin C) and
2. fat soluble (vitamins A, D, E and K).
The water-soluble vitamins need to be supplied regularly through food as they get utilised on a daily basis and are not stored in the body.

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