Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese 2010: Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Fat-soluble vitamins.

Evaluation of the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2010 Edition): Recommended Protein, Pantothenic acid, Vitamin D, and Iron Intakes for Breast-Fed Infants Aged 6 - 11 Months

Objective: With regard to the 2010 edition of Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (DRIs-2010), we investigated whether the DRIs for two age groups, breast-fed infants aged 6 8 and 9 11 months, can be fulfilled for every nutrient in actual dietary practice. Design: We evaluated 1) whether the DRIs for all nutrients can be fulfilled in a formula with energy and protein exceeding their DRIs, 2)...

The fat-soluble vitamins in poultry nutrition.

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Absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and sterols

The molecular structure of the four fat-soluble vitamins and of cholesterol, the major intestinal sterol in man, are shown in Figure 1. In spite of the obvious dissimilarities that exist between these compounds they possess one common feature, namely, they are all nonpolar lipids with extremely low solubilities in aqueous media. Because of this, it is convenient to consider them together when e...

Fat-soluble vitamins in cystic fibrosis.

When cystic fibrosis (CF) was first recognized (Andersen, 1939), symptoms and signs of deficiency of vitamin A were common in infants with the condition. It was realized that pancreatic insufficiency from birth caused fat malabsorption and, therefore, malabsorption of the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. With the use of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and routine vitamin supplementatio...