Vitamin A is most known for its role and implications to eyesight, but it also has an effect on cell functioning, the immune system, bone growth, and is an essential component to the proper functioning of most organs within the body. Vitamin A is found naturally in colorful fruits and vegetables such as carrots, spinach, broccoli, pumpkin, apricot, collard greens and sweet potatoes as well as from animal sources such as liver, eggs, and whole milk. A deficiency of vitamin A generally has negative implications with eyesight which includes night blindness and keratomalacia which is a condition resulting in a dry cornea. Akin to its further reaching effects on the body, an extended deficiency can also lead to dry and rough skin, as well as defective bone and teeth formation. Juxtapose to deficiency, an excessive intake of vitamin A can lead to toxicity resulting in a multitude of ill effects that include blurred vision, headaches, nausea, hair loss, dry and scaling of the skin, drowsiness, fatigue, and in children can result in growth failure and nervous irritability.
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Vitamins & You
Kurgu OlmayanHave you ever wondered what the 13 essential vitamins are and how they can benefit you? If so, pick up this guide that goes into detail about all 13 and learn today about the various roles vitamins play in your life and daily functioning.
