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• Fat Soluble Vitamins

  • Vitamin A (Retinol)
  • Vitamin D (Calciferol)
  • Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
  • Vitamin K (Phylloquinone, menadione)
• Vitamin A (Retinol)


  Helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin<|>Produces the pigments in the retina of the eye<|>Promotes good vision, especially in low light<|>May be needed for reproduction and breastfeeding<|>Heals wound
• Vitamin A


  • Majority of the body's store of vitamin A
  • Needed for integrity of skin and internal mucosa, growth and formation
• Food sources of Vitamin A

  • Animal source -liver, egg. Yolk, milk, cream, butter and cheese, carrot
  • Fortified margarine/skim milk fortified with vitamin A
  • Fishes - dilis, clams, tahong and other shellfish
• Vitamin D (Calciferol)

  Absorption of calcium and phosphorous<|>Essential for normal growth and development and important for formation of normal bones and teeth
• Deficiency of Vitamin D can cause Tetany, Rickets, and Osteomalasia
• Toxicity of Vitamin D can cause Nausea
• Vitamin E (Tocopherol)

  Antioxidant<|>Helps protect body tissue from free radical damage<|>Plays role in red blood cell formation
• Deficiency of Vitamin E can cause Numbness, tingling sensation, Immune system problems, and Vision deterioration
• Toxicity of Vitamin E is Hypervitaminosis E
• Food sources of Vitamin E

  • Plant sources - germ oils of wheat, corn, cottonseed/soybean, green leafy vegetables, nuts and legumes
  • Animal Source - egg yolk, liver, butter, milk
• Vitamin K (Phylloquinone, menadione)

  Plays role in blood clotting<|>Produced in intestines by beneficial bacteria
• Deficiency of Vitamin K can cause Hemorrhagic disease in newborn and delayed clotting time in adults
• Water Soluble Vitamins

  • Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
  • Riboflavin (B2)
  • Niacin (Nicotinic Acid)
  • Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
  • Biotin
  • Folic acid
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

  Helps the body make blood vessels, bones, and teeth<|>Healing of wounds and bone fractures<|>Building bodily resistance of infections<|>Antioxidant action
• Toxicity of Vitamin C can cause Diarrhea, Polyuria, Weight loss in the early stages, Demineralization of bones and deposits of minerals in soft tissue, and Hypercalcemia
• Vitamin C acts as a reducing agent
• Riboflavin (B2)


  Helps maintain healthy skin, tongue, mouth, normal vision, proper growth and development
• Deficiency of Riboflavin can cause poor growth, glossitis, GIT disturbances, megaloblastic anemia and other blood disorders
• There is no toxicity for Riboflavin
• Niacin (Nicotinic Acid)

  Needed for photosynthesis in plants and fixation of CO2 in animal cells
• Deficiency of Niacin can cause anorexia, indigestion, skin changes, pellagra-classic disease by 4Ds; dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, even death
• Toxicity of Niacin can cause hypermotility, acidity of the stomach, paralysis in the respiratory center
• Food sources of Niacin

  • Animal - liver, lean meat, tuna fish and poultry, milk, cheese and eggs, turkey, salmon, anchovies
  • Plants - legumes, nuts, whole grains, green vegetables
• Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)


  Essential role in many complex biochemical processes
• Toxicity of Pyridoxine can cause hypermotility, acidity of the stomach, paralysis of the respiratory center
• Food sources of Biotin

  • Liver, glandular organs, meats, egg yolk, milk, mollases, whole grains, legumes and nuts
• Folic acid

  Essential for formation of WBC and RBC in the bone marrow and for their maturation