What is vitamin A?
Vitamin A is a group of fat soluble vitamins.
What does Vitamin A do?
– fights inflammation
– scavenges damaged free radicals
– helps with vision
– immune system
– reproduction
– helps heart, lungs, kidneys,
What foods contain Vitamin A?
What is the RDA for vitamin A?
Vitamin A and Humans
What happens if a person does not get enough vitamin A?
People who have pancreatic insufficiency, such as individual with cystic fibrosis, have difficulty absorbing fat and are at great risk of having vitamin A deficiency because vitamin A is fat-soluble. (2)
Resources
1. https://www.careomnia.com/preformed-vitamin-a
2. https://www.healthline.com/health/vision-night-blindness#causes
