Importance of Vitamin A

Importance of Vitamin A

Vitamin A is the most essential Nutrients for our Human Body.  Vitamin A helps to cure many diseases like ulcers, varicose veins, osteoarthritis, acne, cataracts and AIDS. We shall now look at the importance of Vitamin A in Detail.

Vitamins cannot be assimilated without ingesting food. This is why doctors suggest us to take vitamins with a meal. Vitamins help to regulate body metabolism and assist in forming the bone and tissue. However one has to remember that vitamins cannot replace Food. Vitamins are absolutely necessary for growth and general well being.

Vitamin A is actually a group of compounds which is soluble in fat and is responsible for cell reproduction, healthy vision and cell growth. Vitamin A helps in generation of leucocytes and in the process protects the inner lining of the lungs and the intestinal tract.

Symptoms of Vitamin A Deficiency

Vitamin A deficiency is not that common because adults generally have a good reserve of this vitamin. Vitamin A is stored in liver and other fatty parts of the body. Vitamin A deficiency may cause bone abnormalities, night blindness, hair loss, retarded growth, hyperkeratosis and susceptibility to viral infections.

How Vitamin A Helps?

Vitamin A helps to repair body tissues and maintain smooth, disease free skin.

Vitamin A helps to keep the immune system working.

Vitamin A helps to reduce the risk of lung, oral cancer and counteracts night blindness.

Vitamin A protects Mucous membrane of mouth, throat, lungs and nose.

Vitamin A Toxicity

However too much of Vitamin A storage is not good for the human Body.  This condition is called as Hypervitaminosis A.  This may lead to congenital defects, low density of bone minerals, CNS Disorders etc. If there is acute toxicity there may be problems like weakness, headache, fatigue, anemia and schizophrenia.

Food Sources of Vitamin A

Foods rich in Vitamin A include Cod Liver oil, Carrots, Spinach, Pumpkins, broccoli, meat, eggs and baked sweet potatoes.

People who are more susceptible to Vitamin A deficiency include the vegetarians, alcohol drinkers, those having digestive diseases and pancreatic disorders and children

To Increase Vitamin A Storage eat meat, eggs and other foods rich in Vitamin A. Cut down Alcohol and eat plenty of fruits and vegetables regularly.

Prolonged Excessive intake of Vitamin A may result in a condition called hypervitaminosis A. These Symptoms may include Tiredness, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, hair loss, diarrhea and itchy skin. In extreme cases, there may also be pain in bones and enlargement of the liver and spleen. Excessive intake of vitamin A during pregnancy may cause birth defects.

This Article is written to help people to take good decisions about their health and is intended to be used for general Nutritional information and educational purposes only.

This Article is not intended to treat, cure, diagnose or prescribe or prevent any particular medical problem or disease, or to promote any particular product. Women who are pregnant should consult their family doctors before taking any supplements. Any Individual should always consult his health care professional for individual guidance for specific health concerns. People with medical conditions should seek advice of professional medical care.

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Importance of Vitamins – Vitamin Supplements

importance of vitamins

Vitamins are extremely essential for our good health. Until as late as early nineties, it was thought that our body will get enough of essential Vitamins and Minerals if we had a well balanced diet. But by mid nineties doctors discovered that our body needs vitamins and minerals supplement especially when the body is under stress. When it comes to the dosage of vitamins and mineral supplements, it is always advisable to be on excessive side, though mega doses are not advisable.

It was only in twentieth century that vitamins were manufactured as commodity chemicals and made extensively available in the form of pills, which we take as vitamin supplement.

Vitamins cannot be assimilated without ingesting food. This is why doctors suggest us to take vitamins with a meal. Vitamins help to regulate body metabolism and assist in forming the bone and tissue. However one has to remember that vitamins cannot replace Food. Vitamins are absolutely necessary for growth and general well being.

Vitamin A
It is a known fact that Vitamin A is good for the human eye. It is good for normal skin health. Vitamin A also helps the body tissues such as bones. Vitamin A also helps in our growth and reproduction system. Some of the main source of Vitamin A is Cod Liver Oil, carrot.

Vitamin B

Vitamin B are of eight different types. They are B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9 and B12.
Vitamin B helps Metabolism, helps the muscles to be in shape, promotes the growth of red blood cells etcetera. Vitamin B is water soluble, and hence should be replenished regularly. Turkey and meat products like liver are good source of Vitamin B. It can also be found in Lentils potatoes etcetera. Supplements for this vitamin are not hard to get.

Vitamin C
Vitamin C is probably most commonly known of all the vitamins .Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant. It helps in healing of wounds and improves the immune system. It has been seen that moderately higher levels of Vitamin C reduces the risk of heart deceases. Kakadu plum and camu camu fruit is known to have highest concentration of Vitamin C. Supplements for this vitamin is commonly available in a super market.

Vitamin D
We get Vitamin D from sun exposure, supplements and food. Vitamin D helps in bone growth.. When exposed to sun, the body produces Vitamin D. Persons who do not get exposed to sun light have to take more amounts of Vitamin D supplement.

Vitamin E
Vitamin E is the least known of all vitamins. A lot of research is still going on Vitamin E. Eggs, milk nuts, wheat germ and spinach is known to be a good source of Vitamin E. I have seen doctors prescribing Vitamin E supplement for some skin disorders.

Vitamin K
Vitamin K is found primarily in green leafy vegetables like spinach and Cabbage Cauliflower. Parsley is rich in Vitamin K. Vitamin K deficiency is very rare in healthy adults and hence vitamin K supplement is rarely taken.

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