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Vitamin A


Vitamin A is a family of fat-soluble vitamins.

Vitamin A is found in fish oil, liver (pork, lamb, chicken, turkey or beef), butter, and eggs.

Many plant foods contain orange pigments called provitamin A carotenoids that the liver can convert to retinol. Beta-carotene is a provitamin A carotenoid found in many orange or yellow vegetables or fruits including carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, cantaloupe, red bell pepper, apricot, peaches, papaya, asparagus. Lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin are also carotenoids commonly found in food, but your body cannot convert them to vitamin A.

Vitamin A helps immune function, is necessary for the production of bone, protein, and growth hormone, helps maintain the health of the skin and intestinal lining, has potent antioxidant activity.

Find Vitamin A in:

  • Fish Oil

    Fish Oil

    Fish oil contains a high concentration of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are essential for a multitude of biological functions...
  • Eggs

    Eggs

    Once shunned by dietitians and cardiologists for their high cholesterol content, research now shows that the egg has some pretty incredible benefits ranging from bossting weight loss efforts to protecting your vision...
  • Butter

    Butter

    What could be better than the taste of butter? If you choose wisely and use sparingly, butter can be a healthy ingredient in your disease-fighting, anti-aging arsenal...

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements

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