Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamins A, D, E & K
- require bile for absorption
- stored in liver and fatty tissue
- deficiency
- fat malabsorption
- low fat diets
- inadequate intake
- mineral oil as a laxative
- deficiency not as likely as for water soluble
- deficiency slower to develop than for water soluble
- toxicity possible
- vitamins A and D the most toxic of all the vitamins
- vitamin E the least toxic of the fat soluble vitamins