On the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897, a grand parade brought onto the streets of London the panoply of empire.
Your body absorbs two types of nutrients: macronutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins and fats) are your bodyâs direct fuel or energy sources, whereas micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.) indirectly influence available energy by serving as catalysts to release the macros.
Some vitamins are also synthesized by bacteria in the lower intestine, although their contribution to absorbed vitamins is not likely very large. Photo Credit roobcio/iStock/Getty Images.verview. Vitamins are essential molecules that must be taken in from the diet because the human body is incapable of synthesizing them. Water-soluble vitamins are absorbed in the upper small intestine.