Malabsorption of fat soluble vitamins may develop as a result of the impaired absorption of fat, which is required for the transportation of these vitamins across the intestine to reach the blood.
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As it goes, it scoops up the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K as well as nutrients like carotenoids, which are found in fruits and vegetables and which some people believe help prevent cancer.
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As it goes, it inhibits the body's absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K as well as nutrients like carotenoids, which are found in fruits and vegetables and which many scientists believe help prevent cancer and heart disease.
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Olestra, a synthetic compound of sugar and vegetable oil, travels through the body scooping up the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K as well as nutrients like carotenoids, which are found in fruits and vegetables and which some people believe help prevent cancer.
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The digestion products consisting of a mixture of tri-, di-and monoglycerides and free fatty acids, which, together with the other fat soluble contents of the diet ( e . g . the fat soluble vitamins and cholesterol ) and bile salts form mixed micelles, in the watery duodenal contents ( see diagrams on the left ).
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This may also be due to the RDA being too low for other fat soluble vitamins e . g . vitamin D . The minimum dose of vitamin D that is thought to be capable of producing toxicity is about 40, 000 IU / day for many weeks ( although the lowest dose that has been observed to actually produce toxicity is 77, 000 IU / day ).
