Fat Soluble

We don't know for sure, but one possibility is that because vitamin D is fat-soluble, it tends to be pulled out of circulation (literally) by our bodies 'fat cells. ❋ Bill Chameides (2010)

Did you know that bone marrow is full of minerals & fat-soluble vitamins aka "good fat"? ❋ Karine Bakhoum (2011)

Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble, but Vitamin C and all of the B complex vitamins are water soluble. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's technically considered part of a group of fat-soluble hormones because we produce them naturally (as do plants and other animals) in the presence of ultraviolet sunlight. ❋ Bill Chameides (2010)

The four fat-soluble vitamins — A, D, E and K — that travel with fat. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because children with Alagille syndrome may develop fat-soluble vitamin (A, D, E and K) deficiencies, it is important to have the vitamin D level in their blood checked. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The presence of fat has the added benefit of helping your body absorb certain nutrients including the fat-soluble vitamins E and A that are found in dark green leafy vegetables and orange ones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As I write in next week's "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy" column about mayonnaise, fat-soluble vitamins such as A and E that are found in the kinds of vegetables you'd include in a salad, such as dark leafy greens and carrots, are best absorbed by the body when eaten with some fat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Vitamin D is fat-soluble so she is taking it twice daily with meals as well as taking her fish oil (a fat source) at the same time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When increased levels of this fat-soluble form of vitamin C are in the dermis, levels of both collagen and elastin increase. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"What she's actually doing is dumping her lifetime accumulation of that fat-soluble stuff into her baby," he said, and each generation passes on more to the next. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You'll create a delicious truly healthy salad; absorb all your fat-soluble nutrients. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is mainly because they are fat-soluble and your body treats them just the way it treats all fat-like substances. ❋ Dr. Walter Crinnion (2010)