Update in Pediatrics: Focus on Fat-Soluble Vitamins

• Published in: Nutrition in Clinical Practice Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 340 - 346
• Main Authors: Sathe, Meghana N., Patel, Ashish S.
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-08-2010
• Subjects: Avitaminosis - etiology; Avitaminosis - metabolism; Child; cholestasis; Cholestasis - complications; cystic fibrosis; Cystic Fibrosis - complications; Humans; liver diseases; Nursing; Pediatrics; vitamin A; Vitamin A - metabolism; vitamin A deficiency; vitamin D; Vitamin D - metabolism; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin E; Vitamin E - metabolism; vitamin E deficiency; vitamin K; Vitamin K - metabolism; vitamin K deficiency; vitamins; Vitamins - adverse effects; Vitamins - metabolism; vitamin A; vitamins; vitamin K deficiency; cholestasis; vitamin D; cystic fibrosis; vitamin E; liver diseases; vitamin E deficiency; vitamin K; vitamin A deficiency; vitamin D deficiency
• ISSN: 0884-5336; 1941-2452
• DOI: 10.1177/0884533610374198

This article provides an update on fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) in the healthy pediatric population and in children with chronic disease states that commonly cause deficiencies, specifically cystic fibrosis and cholestatic liver disease. For each fat-soluble vitamin, the biological function, nutrition availability, absorption, deficiency, toxic states, and monitoring parameters are defined.