fat‐soluble vitamins
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fat‐soluble vitamins Vitamins A, D, E, and K; they occur in food dissolved in the fats and are stored in the body to a greater extent than the water‐soluble vitamins.
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USP seeks public comment; revises General Chapters. (Industry News).
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World; 12/1/2002; 322 words
; ...water soluble vitamin tablets, oil and water soluble vitamins with minerals capsules, oil and water soluble vitamins with minerals tablets, oil soluble vitamin tablets, water soluble vitamins wi th mineral capsules and water soluble vitamins...
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Lonza Ltd. (Patent News).(patent)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World; 1/1/2003; 58 words
; A method for increasing intestinal absorption of fat soluble vitamins in postmenopausal women has been patented (#6,476,010) by Hill's Pet Nutrition, Topeka, KS, Kansas State Research Foundation, Manhattan...
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Technological Advances in Improved and Alternative Sources of Lipids.
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 5/1/1994; 345 words
; ...the most concentrated energy source of any foodstuff. They also supply essential fatty acids, serve as carrier for fat soluble vitamins, make foods more palatable and help to produce a feeling of satiety after eating. Lipids are also essential components...
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Olestra approved with special labeling. (fat substitute)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 4/1/1996; 610 words
; ...absorption of certain fat-soluble vitamins and nutrients. FDA is requiring...olestra and to add essential vitamins--vitamins A, D, E, and K--to olestra...the absorption of some vitamins and other nutrients. Vitamins...that olestra absorbs fat-soluble vitamins ...
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Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: clinical applications.(Abstract)
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 8/1/2002; ; 232 words
; ...osteopenia and fractures; and low levels of the antioxidant vitamins (vitamins A, E, and C) may increase risk for several chronic diseases...doses of vitamin A during pregnancy or massive doses of fat-soluble vitamins at any age.
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Why diabetics die from liver disease--and how you can prevent it.
Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...functions every day. It removes toxins, controls infections, and produces bile that helps you use fats and fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A and E, for example), to name just a few. NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) is the most widespread form...
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Cardiovascular diseases, cancers, osteoporosis.(Executives: FYI)
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 1/1/2007; 224 words
; ...of the conditions on which functional foods focus. Fat-soluble vitamins A and E and carotenoids are among the components that reportedly...know that immune performance lessens with age, that fat-soluble vitamins are essential to this function and that the levels of these...
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Executives: FYI...
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 5/1/2003; 234 words
; ...of the conditions on which functional foods focus. Fat-soluble vitamins A and E and carotenoids are among the components that reportedly...know that immune performance lessens with age, that fat-soluble vitamins are essential to this function and that the levels of these...
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Olestra -- Only in the U.S.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter; 9/1/2000; 175 words
; ...absorption of dietary fats, it also blocks the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like E and A. Canadian officials said that the vitamins...words, when you eat chips or other foods with olestra, fat-soluble vitamins in the rest of your meal or in your supplements are not...
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Water-miscible tocopherol is not superior to fat-soluble preparation for vitamin E absorption in cystic fibrosis. (Abstracts).
Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review; 2/1/2002; 197 words
; Vitamin E deficiency is a major problem in cystic fibrosis. Modern pancreatic enzymes may improve the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins to make water dispersion less important. In order to compare the absorption of fat-soluble (F) and water-miscible (W) tocopheryl...
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Vitamins, Fat-Soluble
Book article from: Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Vitamins, Fat-Soluble Because they dissolve in fat , vitamins A, D, E, and K are called fat-soluble vitamins. They are absorbed from the small...associated with poor absorption of these vitamins. Fat-soluble vitamins are primarily stored in...
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Vitamins
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Vitamins Definition Vitamins are organic components...maintaining good health. The vitamins include vitamins D, E, A, and K (fat-soluble vitamins), and folate ( folic acid...the body, while other vitamins serve a variety of unrelated...prevent absorption of ...
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vitamin
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...maintenance and healthy growth of all animals. Vitamins are classified as either water-soluble (B and C) or fat-soluble (A, D, E, and K). They are usually taken...Some are synthesized in the body. Many vitamins act as coenzymes, helping enzymes in...Vitamin B is actually a group of 12 ...
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Vitamins and Coenzymes
Book article from: Biology
...converted into active vitamins before they can perform...are thirteen individual vitamins required by the human...maintenance of good health. Vitamins are grouped on the basis...in water or fat. The fat-soluble Vitamins A, D, E, and K generally...toxic buildup of certain ...
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Vitamin A
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Vitamin A Description Vitamin A is one of four fat-soluble vitamins necessary for good health. It serves an important...potential toxic effects to the fetus. The best way to get vitamins is in the natural food form, as the complexities...
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