Why the body needs vitamin A

What is the main role of vitamin A?

Vitamin A is essential for our body.

It is responsible for healthy eyes, the immune system, and affects the synthesis of proteins.

It is especially useful for pregnant women, because it plays a significant role in the growth and development of the fetus.

Also, vitamin A supports night vision and helps to moisten the eyes, especially the corners, protecting them from drying out and subsequent corneal injury.

Besides, vitamin A is used in the treatment of almost all skin conditions (acne, acne, psoriasis, etc.).

For skin injuries (wounds, sunburns), vitamin A accelerates the healing process, as well as stimulates collagen synthesis, improves the quality of new tissue and reduces the risk of infections.

What are the 5 major functions of vitamin A?

Consumption of vitamin A reduces the risk of cancer, especially lung cancer.

Vitamin A improves vision.

Liver, which is one of the best sources of vitamin A, has long been consumed as a cure for “chicken blindness.”

Retinol provides resistance to bacterial, parasitic and viral infections.

Vitamin A has an antioxidant effect: it is able to interact with free radicals, thus keeping the body young.

This vitamin is essential for the health of the skin: it determines the synthesis of enzymes of epithelial tissues, preventing the death of skin cells.

Also, thanks to him the epithelial tissue can fully recover, so it is included in the treatment of virtually all skin diseases – psoriasis, acne, and the like.

In wounds, burns, and other injuries’ vitamin A accelerates the regeneration of the skin.

What are the symptoms of low vitamin A?

Vitamin A deficiency is manifested by impaired night vision, dry and pale skin, and hair loss.

In children, it can increase the risk of childhood infections, particularly measles and other infections

As well as delayed physical and intellectual development in children.

Even if you have identified yourself several of these points, you should not prescribe yourself vitamin A as a preventive measure, be sure to consult a doctor.

But also do not panic: under normal conditions and a balanced diet, you can get your standard of vitamin A from food.

It is enough to eat foods that contain vitamin A in moderation

Such as:

1. Fish oil, black caviar, red caviar.
   
2. Beef liver.
   
3. Egg yolk, chicken and quail eggs.
   
4. Cream butter and hard cheese.
   
5. Carrots, bell peppers, asparagus, broccoli, celery.
   
6. Parsley, dill, spinach, sorrel, cilantro, green onions, leeks, basil.
   
7. Courage.
   
8. Apricots, plums.
   
9. Rye berries, apricots, rose hips, sea buck thorn.

Vitamin a supplements

Variety your diet with the foods listed above, and try to get vitamin A with your food, not with supplements.

For example, just 50 grams of carrots a day can cover 100 percent of your daily vitamin A needs.

But remember that an excess of vitamin A is more dangerous than a deficiency.

Do not self-prescribe and take it, because in an overdose can have negative consequences.