The Influence of Vitamins A, B or D, Anemia or Fasting Upon the Rate of Fat Absorption in the Rat

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Abstract
Avitaminotic A, B or D animals absorb fat less rapidly than normal animals, which effect is not specific for any one of the vitamins tested. The addition of vitamins A, B or D to a fat had no effect upon its rate of absorption by normal rats. Anemic animals, those fasted 6 days, or those fed a limited quantity of a complete diet also absorbed fat less rapidly than controls. As the experiments on anemia and semi-starvation showed that the rate of fat absorption was influenced by the nutritional state of the animal, it cannot be concluded that the vitamin deficiency experiments revealed any specific effects of vitamins on fat absorption.