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Name 4 functions of vitamins
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Coenzymes
hormones visual pigments antioxidants |
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Fat-soluble vitamins
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absorbed with dietary fat in small intestine
Requires bile salts, pancreatic lipase and esterases to be absorbed |
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What could result in decreased absorption of vitamins?
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defects in bile (biliary stenosis) and pancreatic secretion (pancreatic insufficiency due to CF)
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How are fat soluble vitamins transported
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from small intestine In chylomicrons in lympatic system
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Where are excess fat soluble vitamins stored?
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in liver and adipose tissue
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