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Kitty [74]
3 years ago
14

Vitamins taken in mega doses can be harmful because they_________.

Biology
2 answers:
Nadya [2.5K]3 years ago
8 0
<span>can be stored in the body's fat tissue</span>
Helga [31]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Option). can be stored in the body's fat tissue.

Explanation:

Vitamins are essential micronutrients, required by organisms for the proper functioning of body.

Abnormally high levels of vitamins in the body due to mega doses of vitamins can leads to a condition with toxic symptoms, known as hypervitaminosis. It is caused by storage of vitamins (mainly fat soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D and A) in the fat tissues of body.  

Thus, the correct answer is first option.

 

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