Fat Soluable Vitamins page

[Rosemary 231]

I take my vitamin D and Omega 3 (both in gelcap form) suppliments with breakfast (this week 2 hard-boiled eggs and fruit). I understand that vitamin D is fat soluable. Is there enough fat in what I'm currently eating at breakfast to take care of this or is the need for fat solved by using gelcaps?

[mayness]

I guess I don't know for sure, but I'd imagine the 10g of fat from two eggs would be plenty.

This web site doesn't cite a source so it might be total BS, but they claim that 5-10 nuts or a handful of seeds is adequate, which is a lot less than 10g of fat, I'm sure. http://health.howstuffworks.com/well...b-vitamins.htm

[Rosemary 231]

Thanks. The amount of fat in 2 eggs seems reasonable to me. I take the suppliments at breakfast so I remember them. I don't enjoy breakfast so what I'm getting down is a big step. By 11 a.m. I'm ready to eat.

[theholla]

Just FYI, forcing yourself to eat breakfast isn't really necessary. If you're only eating in order to take your supplements, you would probably be happier finding a different way to remember!

[tradawg]

Thanks. The amount of fat in 2 eggs seems reasonable to me. I take the suppliments at breakfast so I remember them. I don't enjoy breakfast so what I'm getting down is a big step. By 11 a.m. I'm ready to eat.

So why don't you eat breakfast at 11 am and take the vit D then?? Why eat earlier if you don't enjoy/want it?

[Rosemary 231]

theholla and tradawg are both absolutely right. But even if I don't want to eat, by 11 a.m. I dragging. If eating was only to remind me to take the suppliments I'd do the next best thing - stick a post-it on my monitor at work.

[healthseekerKate]

Rosemary, keep in mind that your omega-3 supplements *are* fat... so even if you were taking them with a less fat-containing meal, you'd still be getting enough fat to absorb your vitamin D.

[Rosemary 231]

I didn't think of that. I take the Omega 3's and vitamin D3's together. So no need to worry about enough fat.