Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Salmon, egg yolks, avocado, kale, sweet potato and butter on dark slate
Oily fish, egg yolks, avocado, leafy greens and orange vegetables supply vitamins A, D, E and K
Infographic: fat-soluble vitamins absorbed with fat and stored in the liver and fat tissue
Vitamins A, D, E and K are absorbed with dietary fat and stored in the liver and fat tissue, which is why too much for too long can harm
3D illustration of liver cells storing vitamin droplets
The liver is the main store for vitamin A

The Pages (5)

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Vitamin K

The coagulation vitamin: needed to make the proteins that let blood clot.

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Vitamin D3

Cholecalciferol, made in sunlit skin; acts more like a hormone, for bones, immunity and mood.

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Vitamin E

A family of eight fat-soluble compounds; the main antioxidant guarding cell membranes.

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Vitamin K2

The menaquinones: the vitamin K form that directs calcium into bones and teeth, away from arteries.

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Vitamin A

Retinol from animal foods and beta-carotene from plants, for vision, immunity and cell growth.

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A, D, E and K — absorbed with dietary fat, stored in the liver and fat tissue, and therefore the four where taking too much for too long can actually harm you. Each page carries its own Toxicity section for that reason, which the water-soluble pages mostly do not need.

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