When your pancreas doesn't make enough digestive enzymes, your body can't break down fats properly, so you can't absorb important vitamins like A, D, E, and K from your food — leading to deficiencies.
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Malnutrition in Chronic Pancreatitis: Identification, Treatment, and Consequences
When the pancreas doesn’t work right, it can’t help digest fats, and since vitamins A, D, and E need fat to be absorbed, people with this problem often end up lacking those vitamins — and this study found exactly that.
When the pancreas doesn’t work right, it can’t help digest fat, and since vitamins A, D, and E need fat to be absorbed, people with this problem often end up lacking those vitamins — and this study found exactly that.
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