Son of KC / 139447

For what reason is the human body unable to produce vital vitamins needed to function such as C-vitamin and is reliant on getting them from external sources? Many other animals are able to produce the same vitamin by themselves, why is the human lacking it?

Bernd2022-03-01 00:36:31 · 4yNo. 139452 reply

Because our ancestors were good enough at getting it from external sources so they didn't die and their genes could live on

Bernd2022-03-01 01:17:21 · 4yNo. 139459 reply

Because our ancestors were too good at eating fruit.

Bernd2022-03-01 07:55:21 · 4yNo. 139476 reply

god made it that way

Bernd2022-03-01 08:47:05 · 4yNo. 139481 reply

>>139447

because the less complex biochemical reactions the cell produce - the more energoeffective it is. So ive been told at medical university

Bernd2022-03-01 08:52:31 · 4yNo. 139482 reply

>>139481

Yep, not only 1) do the processes compete for energy in the cell with each other, 2) it's also possible that their intermediate products might disrupt each other or that they would compete for the same intermediates

t. attended to a couple biochem classes