Vitamin A

common name:

Vitamin A

other names:

Retinol, carotene

natural supplements:

Fish-liver oils, yellow-orange vegetables & fruits,
green-vegetable juice. Carrots, sweet potatoes, mangoes

description:

The oil-soluble vitamin A helps protect vision, skin and hair, assists bone growth, cell division as well as cell differentiation. By working within the immune system, it holds off infections by making white blood cells that fight viruses and harmful bacteria. Carotenoids in food(which form vitamin A) decrease risk of cataracts. Retinol, which is found in whole milk and liver, is an active form of vitamin A.
Too much A from supplements can damage bones.

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Vitamin A is good for:

This fat-soluble vitamin heals skin problems. Keeps your hair and vision healthy.
Food high in carotenoids(which forms vitamin A in body)does not cause toxicity.
Also good for respiratory and digestive systems

dosage:

5,000 IU/daily

deficiency symptoms:

Eyes sensitive to bright light, become dry and infected. Night blindness, poor adjustment to darkness. Skin dry, rough, scaly, pimples & acne.
Hair dry, dull & falling. Nails longitudinal ridges, brittle.

warnings:

Toxic in high doses over a long period.
Seek supervision over 50,000 IU per year
Vitamin A obtained from high beta carotene food does not cause toxicity, so get most of your A from your diet and not from supplements.

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