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\"\"<\/a>These vitamins follow the same absorption pathway as fats and are stored in fatty tissue. Excess amounts can lead to toxicity.<\/p>\n

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The group of vitamins identified as A, D, E, and K and are soluble in animal fats: water-soluble vitamins.<\/p>\n

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Vitamin able to dissolve in fats or oils.<\/p>\n

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The vitamins that are soluble in fat solvents (alcohol, ether, chloroform, etc.). Includes retinol and its equivalents (vitamin A), vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K.<\/p>\n

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Vitamins that dissolve in organic solvents (such as chloroform, etc.) are considered fat-soluble vitamins and include vitamins A, D, E, and K. In general fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed via the lymphatic system along with other fat-soluble nutrients. Within the bloodstream, fat-soluble vitamins must be transported as complexes bound to lipoproteins or specific transport proteins. Fat-soluble vitamins can be stored within lipid-rich tissues, such as adipose and the liver. Clinical deficiency of any of the fat-soluble vitamins is likely to impair athletic performance; however, research supporting a benefit for their supplementation to improve performance is scant at best. Separate entries are provided for each of the fat-soluble vitamins as well as beta-carotene, a precursor for vitamin A.<\/p>\n

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Fat soluble vitamins are vitamins that are stored in the fatty tissues of the body. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble.<\/p>\n

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These vitamins follow the same absorption pathway as fats and are stored in fatty tissue. Excess amounts can lead to toxicity. The group of vitamins identified as A, D, E, and K and are soluble in animal fats: water-soluble vitamins. Vitamin able to dissolve in fats or oils. The vitamins that are soluble in fat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\nFat-soluble vitamins - Definition of Fat-soluble vitamins<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These vitamins follow the same absorption pathway as fats and are stored in fatty tissue. 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