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media type="custom" key="3842299"Fat Soluble Vitamins
Jessie Rooney

Fat-soluble vitamins include vitamins A, D, E and K. Because fat-soluble vitamins are stored for long periods, they generally pose a greater risk for toxicity than water-soluble vitamins when consumed in great numbers.

In addition to helping the eyes adjust to changes in lighting, vitamin A also plays an important role in bone growth, tooth development, and reproduction. Vitamin A is supplied generally by certain foods of animal origin like dairy products, fish and liver.

Vitamin D increases the amount of calcium absorbed from the small intestine and helps form and maintain bones. Children especially need great amounts of vitamin D to develop strong bones and healthy teeth.

Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant, protecting vitamins A and C, red blood cells and essential fatty acids from destruction. There are many studies that show a link between regularly eating antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables and a lower risk for heart disease, cancer and several other diseases.

Good food sources of vitamin K are green vegetables such as turnip greens, spinach, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli.Also certain vegetables oils like soybean oil, cottonseed oil, canola oil and olive oil are good sources of vitamin K. Without a certain amount of vitamin K, hemorrhaging may happen.