Paper II — 2025 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q17

Paper II

2025 August (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)

Question

Fat soluble vitamins

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Answer

Vitamin A, Vitamin D (also E, K) — absorbed with dietary fat and stored in body fat/liver, so deficiency develops slowly but toxicity from excess intake is also possible; malabsorption syndromes impair their absorption.

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