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Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a group of compounds
found in every day foods that play an important role in eyesight, bone
growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell differentiation (in which a cell
becomes part of the brain, muscle, lungs, blood, or other specialized tissue.)
Vitamin A also helps you see in colour, too, from the brightest yellow to the
deepest red. In addition, it helps you grow properly and aids in healthy skin
growth. Vitamin A also helps regulate the immune system, which helps prevent or
fight off infections by making white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria
and viruses. Vitamin A also may help lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell,
fight infections more effectively. |
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Which foods are rich in vitamin A?
Recommended Daily amount: Age 19 + Male:
900 (3,000 IU)
Age 19 + Female: 700 (2,310 IU)
· Whole eggs
· Milk
·
Liver
· Apricots
· Nectarines
· Cantaloupe
· Carrots
· Sweet
potatoes
· Spinach |
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