Fat Soluble Vitamins

Vitamin A - discovered in 1913

What it does:

• helps with eyesight
• keeps skin healthy
• helps with growth of body organs (like bones)

Foods that have vitamin A:

• liver, fish, milk, butter, eggs, carrots

Deficiency problems:

• night blindness, poor growth, dry skin

Vitamin D - made in the skin by the sun

What it does:

• helps bones grow strong

Foods that have vitamin D:

• egg yolks, liver, butter, milk

Deficiency problems:

• rickets (deformed bones), weak bones

Vitamin E - called the antiaging vitamin

What it does:

• protects lungs against pollution damage
• helps keep heart healthy
• may help protect against cancer

Foods that have vitamin E:

• sweet potatoes, peanut butter, sunflower seeds, spinach, nuts

Deficiency problems:

• nerve destruction, red blood cell destruction

Vitamin K - made by bacteria in our intestines

What it does:

• helps make blood clot
• helps keep bones healthy

Foods that have vitamin K:

• liver, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, milk, meat, eggs

Deficiency problems:

• hemorrhage