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Describe fat soluble vitamins in terms of storage, transport and absorption - absorbed like fat into the lymphatic system, then the blood. Travel with protein carriers and stored in liver and fatty tissue. symptoms associated with vitamin a deficiency - night blindness, xerothalmia(eye dryness)/blindness, impaired growth of teeth and bones, damaged immune function, impaired cell differentiation and gene regulation. key antioxidant vitamins: key antioxidant mineral - Beta carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C: selenium which population would vitamin A toxicity harm the most? - can cause birth defects in pregnant women List good sources of vitamin D - sardines, salmon, enriched cereal, tuna, fortified milk Vitamin K deficiency symtoms - brusing, abnormal bleeding, decrease bone density, Vitamin C deficiency symptoms - weakness, anemia, gum disease, scurvy, fatigue, bone fragility, joint pain, frequent infection, slow wound healing symptoms associated with vitamin a toxicity - nausea, abdominal cramps, diahrea, rashes, interference with medical therapies