Sci 241 Research Paper
Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins
SCI 241 Nutrition
Stacey Peterson
November 24, 2013
Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential to many functions in the human body and classified in two different classes based on their solubility. The B vitamins and vitamin C are water soluble and vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). These classes are fat soluble and water soluble. According to Grosvenor, M & Smolin, L. (2012) small amounts of vitamins are necessary in our diet to promote and regulate growth, reproduction and maintain health. Water soluble vitamins are the B vitamins and vitamin C. Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body for very long. They …show more content…
Vitamin A can be found in liver, carrots, sweet potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Vitamin A is important to our vision, gene expression, and immunity. Someone suffering from vitamin A deficiency can suffer from night blindness, keratin deposits around the hair follicle, impaired tissue growth, and anemia. Liver damage, hair loss, bone, decreased appetite, hemorrhages, and coma can result from long term toxicity and abdominal pain, nausea, muscle contractions, and dizziness can result in short term toxicity (Grosvenor & Smolin, …show more content…
Vitamin D helps maintain calcium and phosphorous levels in the blood and bones and is not found naturally in very many foods but is added to many foods as a government regulation (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). Children are at risk of developing Rickets and adults develop osteomalacia when there is a long term deficiency of vitamin D. Both of these disorders causes decreased calcium and phosphorus levels, and soft and weak bones (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). If toxicity happens, kidney stones, headaches, muscles, muscle weakness, and fatigue can result. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin A (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). This vitamin is found in plant oils. If there is a vitamin A deficiency, anemia and degeneration of sensory neurons can result and if toxicity occurs a person can suffer from nausea, fatigue, and have problems clotting (Office of Dietary Supplements National Institute of Health: Strengthening knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements,
SCI 241 Nutrition
Stacey Peterson
November 24, 2013
Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential to many functions in the human body and classified in two different classes based on their solubility. The B vitamins and vitamin C are water soluble and vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). These classes are fat soluble and water soluble. According to Grosvenor, M & Smolin, L. (2012) small amounts of vitamins are necessary in our diet to promote and regulate growth, reproduction and maintain health. Water soluble vitamins are the B vitamins and vitamin C. Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body for very long. They …show more content…
Vitamin A can be found in liver, carrots, sweet potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. Vitamin A is important to our vision, gene expression, and immunity. Someone suffering from vitamin A deficiency can suffer from night blindness, keratin deposits around the hair follicle, impaired tissue growth, and anemia. Liver damage, hair loss, bone, decreased appetite, hemorrhages, and coma can result from long term toxicity and abdominal pain, nausea, muscle contractions, and dizziness can result in short term toxicity (Grosvenor & Smolin, …show more content…
Vitamin D helps maintain calcium and phosphorous levels in the blood and bones and is not found naturally in very many foods but is added to many foods as a government regulation (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). Children are at risk of developing Rickets and adults develop osteomalacia when there is a long term deficiency of vitamin D. Both of these disorders causes decreased calcium and phosphorus levels, and soft and weak bones (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). If toxicity happens, kidney stones, headaches, muscles, muscle weakness, and fatigue can result. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin A (Grosvenor & Smolin, 2012). This vitamin is found in plant oils. If there is a vitamin A deficiency, anemia and degeneration of sensory neurons can result and if toxicity occurs a person can suffer from nausea, fatigue, and have problems clotting (Office of Dietary Supplements National Institute of Health: Strengthening knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements,