Fat Soluble Vitamins

Question 1

Vitamin D

Answer 1

• essential for bone health and development
• absorbed via UVb
• can also be consumed through food though not as many options (fish). Fortified/added to foods
• deficiency: rickets in children, osteomalacia (bone weakness) in adults

Question 2

Vitamin A

Answer 2

• vision and vision health
• also functions as hormone
• deficiency: night blindness

Question 3

Vitamin E

Answer 3

• antioxidant - prevents and repairs oxidative damage in cell membranes
• more easily found in foods

Question 4

Vitamin K

Answer 4

• blood clotting and health
• don’t need too much from diet bc produced by intestinal bacteria
• food sources: leafy greens, some fruits, some cheeses, oils

Question 5

Fat soluble vitamins

Answer 5

• insoluble in water
• small amounts needed
• absorbed in small intestine
• stored in tissue
• often present in fatty portion of foods