Vitamin A Deficiency

Vitamin A Deficiency

What does Vitamin A do?
What does Vitamin A do?
  • Grows and repairs tissue
  • Maintains health of eyes, ears, bones, skin, & mucous membranes
  • Fights and prevents infections
  • Produces antibodies & white blood cells
  • Symptoms
    Eye symptoms:
  • Sensitivity to light and bright surfaces
  • Eye pain
  • Eye strain and difficulty to see at night
  • Mucous in corners of eyes
  • Ulcers or sores
  • Nervousness and exhaustion

  • Skin symptoms:
  • Dry skin
  • Goose bumps on back of arms
  • Acne
  • Overly stinky arm pits

  • Hair and nail symptoms:
  • Dry hair
  • Dandruff
  • Ridges in nails
  • Peeling nails

  • Mucous membranes (nose, throat, lungs, urinary tract, ...):
  • Mucous dries up making susceptible to bacterial infections
  • Sources
    Meats Green leafy vegetables,
    Dosage
    More if you work on computer, in bright light
    Interactions
    Vit A is fat soluble, so need fat intake also. Goes well with vit E.
    Vitamin A Sources
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