New published article: Andrès et al., 2024

Congratulations to Pr. Andrès and his colleagues on the publication of their review article on fat-soluble vitamins in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. We are delighted to have contributed to the success of this article!

𝐅𝐚𝐭-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬, which include vitamins A, D, E, and K, are 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 for the body to function properly. These vitamins are found in food, which means that 𝐟𝐚𝐭-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 are more frequent in countries with limited resources. Some people are at 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 of these deficiencies, such as newborns, growing children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, as well as patients with digestive, liver, or chronic pathologies, or those in intensive care.

The aim of this literature review was to provide a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐨𝐟-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐚𝐫𝐭 overview of data on fat-soluble vitamins which are 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬. This article highlights the importance of a 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 including foods rich in fat-soluble vitamins to avoid deficiencies. The latter can have 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. The authors also point out that 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of these vitamins should not be overlooked, as it can lead to 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

In conclusion, treatment of fat-soluble vitamin deficiency requires diagnosis via a blood test, vitamin supplementation, and treatment of the deficiency cause 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. The article is already available on the journal's website! 𝐃𝐎𝐈: 𝟏𝟎.𝟑𝟑𝟗𝟎/𝐣𝐜𝐦𝟏𝟑𝟏𝟑𝟑𝟔𝟒𝟏