Fat Soluble Vitamins
-Benjamin Alvarado
What are they?
-Vitamins A, D, E and K
The body stores them for a long time.
Consuming too much of these vitamins are toxic, however, they are needed to function.
VItamin A
-helps eyesight
-keeps skin healthy
-helps with growth of body organs
Without enough...
-night blindness
-dry skin
VItamin E
-protects lungs against pollution damage
-helps keep heart healthy
-may help protect against cancer
Without enough...
-nerves and red blood cells get destroyed
V.----Vitamins are needed for the human body.
I.----Intesines absorb the most of the vitamins.
T.-----Toxicity of Vitamin A can be fatal.
A.-----About 90% of Vitamin A is absorbed in the small intestine.
M.----Megadoses can be toxic for the body.
I.----Immune systems function better with these vitamins.
N.----Nutritinally important forms of vitamin D include D2 & D3.
S.----Storage for these vitamins are in the liver & fatty tissue.
A.-----A is known as Retinol.
D.-----Diseases caused by lack of fat soluble vitamins are rare in the U.S.
E.----Essential vitamins include all the fat soluable vitamins.
K.----K stand for the German word for clotting, koagulation.