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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
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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
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
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