Part B - Understanding Fat-SolubleVitamins

There are four fat-soluble vitamins. These include vitamin A(including preformed and provitamin forms), vitamin D, vitamin E,and vitamin K. They are found in a wide variety of foods, and eachhas important metabolic functions. Since fat-soluble vitamins arestored in the body, large quantities (especially of vitamins A andD) can build up to the point of toxicity.

Drag the appropriate items into their respective bins.

Since this vitamin promotes blood clotting, intake needs to bemonitored for those on blood-thinning medications.Since thisvitamin promotes blood clotting, intake needs to be monitored forthose on blood-thinning medications.

This vitamin is a powerful antioxidant and also functions as ananticoagulant.

The preformed form of this vitamin is abundant in liver anddairy products, but the provitamin form can also be found in orangevegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes.

Carotenoids, including beta-carotene, are precursors to thisvitamin.

This vitamin plays an important role in bone health, the immunesystem, blood pressure regulation, and cell growth.

Newborns are typically given shots of this vitamin to help withblood clotting until their intestinal bacteria begin to produce thevitamin.

This is called the "sunshine vitamin" because the body cansynthesize it from exposure to ultraviolet rays.

Avocados, wheat germ, and sunflower oil are sources of thisvitamin.

Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K

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