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Understanding Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A Guide to Vitamin A, D, and E

Learn about the benefits, sources, deficiencies, and toxicity of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E. Discover how these vitamins impact your skin, eyes, bones, and overall health.

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Understanding Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A Guide to Vitamin A, D, and E

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  1. FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS

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

  3. 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

  4. FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN A

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Vitamin A Toxicity • Severe headaches • Dry skin • Hair loss • Liver damage

  8. Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin • Helps Calcium form strong bones • Helps regulate blood calcium levels

  9. Sources of Vitamin D

  10. Vitamin D Deficiencies • Rickets • Osteomalacia

  11. 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

  12. Vitamin E • Helps break down polyunsaturated fats • Antioxidant – helps protect blood cell membranes from overexposure to oxygen

  13. Food sources of Vitamin E

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