FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS

FYI

Your body can store excesses of fat soluble vitamins and can draw on reserves when your intake is low

Vitamin A – AKA “The Beauty Vitamin”

Forms healthy epithelial tissue which keeps skin and hair healthy

Helps keep the eyes free from dryness and infection

Maintains healthy eyesight

FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN A

Beta carotene

Is found in plant foods and is the “precursor” or provitamin of Vitamin A

The deeper the color of the food, the more Beta Carotene it contains

Vitamin A Deficiencies

Symptoms include dry, scaly skin, and fatigue

Night Blindness – eyes adapt slowly to darkness and night vision becomes poor

Deficiency is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world

Vitamin A Toxicity

Severe headaches Dry skin Hair loss Liver damage

Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin

• Helps Calcium form strong bones

• Helps regulate blood calcium levels

Sources of Vitamin D

Vitamin D Deficiencies

Rickets Osteomalacia

Vitamin D Excess

Can be poisonous

Toxicity occurs from consuming too many supplements

Raises blood calcium levels and the excess is absorbed into the kidneys and other soft organs

Vitamin E

Helps break down polyunsaturated fats

Antioxidant – helps protect blood cell membranes from overexposure to oxygen

Food sources of Vitamin E