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What is vitamin A? From which disease so we suffer in lack of vitamin A? Write the name of two food item on which vitamin A is formed?


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Vitamin A is a group of nutritionally unsaturated hydrocarbons, which include retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids, among which beta-carotene is the most important. Vitamin A has multiple functions, it is important for growth and development, for the maintenance of the immune system and good vision.
 
Name of vitamins Sources Deficiency diseases
Vitamin A Fish liver oil, carrots,
butter and milk		 Xerophthalmia,
night blindness


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Vitamin A is?an essential vitamin that the body needs for growth and development. It is also vital for cell recognition, vision, immune function, and reproduction. It also helps the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs function correctly. Vitamin A deficiency is rare in the United States.
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Vitamin A is an important vitamin that plays a major role in our vision. It helps in the production of certain pigments that are important for the proper functioning of the retina.

Vitamin A deficiency results in night blindness. Vitamin A supplements have helped women to adapt to darkness by 50% within six weeks.
 

Listed below some of the sources of Vitamin A that can be included in our daily diet.

  • Nuts.
  • Eggs.
  • Fish.
  • Liver.
  • Beet Greens.
  • Fortified Margarine.
  • Green leafy vegetables.
  • Dairy products (cheese, milk, butter)
  • Green and ripe yellow colored fruits (mangoes, banana, watermelon, etc.)
  • Dark and yellow colored vegetables (Carrots, Pumpkin, Sweet Potatoes,etc.)
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