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Why Do People Take Vitamin A?
Ion, a healthy immune system, and cell growth. There are two types of vitamin A.
The American Heart Association recommends obtaining antioxidants, including beta-carotene, by eating a well-balanced diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains rather than from supplements until more is known about the risks and benefits of supplementation. Vitamin A supplementation alone, or in combination with other antioxidants, is associated with an increased risk of mortality from all causes, according to an analysis of multiple studie.
What Is Vitamin A?
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Vitamin A supplements are helpful for children who have a vitamin A deficiency.
And some kids may be getting too much vitamin A — consuming excessive levels of preformed vitamin A in liver, dairy products, fish oil, multivitamins, and certain vitamin-fortified foods. The term “vitamin A” refers to a group of organic compounds that include
preformed vitamin A (compounds like retinol, retinal, retinoic acids, and retinyl palmitate, which are derived from animal products, and easily used by the human body); and
provitamin carotenoids (plant-based pigments that our cells can convert into provitamin A). Perhaps the best-known provitamin carotenoid is beta carotene, which give carrots, sweet potatoes, apricots, and other fruits and vegetables their bright orange color.
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A, also known as retinol, has several important functions. These include: helping your body’s natural defence against illness and infection (the immune system) work properly
helping vision in dim light
keeping skin and the lining of some parts of the body, such as the nose, healthy.