JIEZL A. AFINIDAD, SN PHARMACOLOGY DEADLINE: AUG.

23,
2019 8:00PM

NUTRITION AND ELECTROLYTES

VITAMINS - Fat Soluble Vitamins

DESCRIPTION OTHER TYPES (if INDICATION, USE OR COMMON FOOD RECOMMENDED DOSE OUTCOME IF THERE IS OVERDOSAGE OTHER
NAME available FUNCTION SOURCE AND UNDERDOSAGE INFORMATION
)
VITAMIN Vitamin A helps your Vitamin A can The recommended If a person experiences an vitamin A Fat-soluble
Fat-soluble A vision, immune, and be obtained intake of vitamin A overdose, they may experience vitamins play an
vitamins will VITAMIN reproductive systems. through natural varies by age and symptoms ranging essential role in
D It is essential to bone sources. Some gender. The following from headaches and fatigue. In severe a person's
not dissolve in VITAMIN growth and tooth sources include are some recommended cases, hypervitaminosis in a pregnant overall health.
E development. It also fish liver oil, liver daily allowance values: woman may result in a baby with birth It is important
water. VITAMIN keeps your heart, of animals and Infants: 400–500 mcg, defects. A person who is vitamin A to manage the
Instead, fat- K lungs and kidneys butter Age 1–3 yrs old: 300 underdose may experience hair loss, dry amount of each
working properly. mcg, Age 4–8 yrs old: eyes, blindness, reduced immune vitamin to avoid
soluble People can 400 mcg, Age 9–13 yrs function and skin issues. deficiencies and
Vitamin D, along with obtain vitamin old: 600 mcg, Adult An overabundance of vitamin D in the overdosing.
vitamins calcium, keeps your D through some women: 700 mcg, Adult body can lead to a condition called Both can have
absorb best bones strong by food sources, men: 900 mcg. hypercalcemia. When hypercalcemia adverse effects
preventing diseases including fish oil, Recommended intake of occurs, a person may experience nausea, that may
when taken such as rickets, a fatty fish, vitamin D: Infants: 10 headache, weight loss, damage to heart require medical
disorder that causes mushrooms mcg, 1–70 years of age: or kidneys, reduced appetite and attention.
with higher- bones to become soft exposed to 15 mcg, Above age 70: hypertension. A person who is vitamin D Before starting
fat foods. and weak in children. ultraviolet light 20 mcg. deficiency may experience increased a vitamin
and fortified Recommended daily bone fractures, weakened immune supplement, a
Vitamin E, acts as an dairy products. values for vitamin E system, impaired healing, soft bones, person should
antioxidant that vary by age:infants hair loss and more prone to infections. speak to a
Once protects your body Some of the aged 0–6 months: 4 mg, People taking blood thinners may be doctor, and
from free radicals, common sources infants aged 7–12 more prone to vitamin E overdose. In seek medical
absorbed into which are molecules of vitamin E months: 5 mg, Age 1–3 high doses, vitamin E may actually attention if a
the body, fat- that damage your include: years: 6 mg Age 4–8 increase the risk of a person developing deficiency or
cells. It also boosts wheat germ oil, years: 7 mg, Age 9–13 cancer. People who have vitamin E overdose is
soluble your immune system sunflower seeds years: 11 mg, 14 years deficiency may experience trouble expected.
and keeps blood or oil, hazelnuts, old above: 15 mg, walking, muscle weakness or tremors,
vitamins are moving through your and almonds. during lactation: 19 mg. vision issues and numbness.
stored in fatty blood vessels without Recommended dose of Naturally occurring vitamin K has no
clotting. Common food vitamin K: infants: 2 known issues with overdose. Synthetic
 Vitamin K, sources of mcg, age 1-3 yrs: 30 vitamin K-3, however, may cause
tissues and conversely, allows vitamin K mcg, age 4-8 yrs: 55 overdose when taken in excess. In
liver. The your blood to clot. It include kale, mcg, age 9-13 yrs: 60 general, vitamin K is considered safe to
also helps your body liver, spinach, mcg, age 14-18 yrs: 75 consume. If a person has a vitamin K
body can use by making proteins for parsley, butter mcg, for adult women: deficiency, they have a greater risk of
healthy bones and and egg yolks. 90 mcg and for adult excess bleeding and reduced bone
these stores tissues. men: 120 mcg density that can lead to fractures.
for future
use.