What is Vitamin A? Name a few rich sources of Vitamin A
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Vitamin A, also known as retinol, has several important functions.
These include: helping your body’s natural defence against illness and infection (the immune system) work properly, helping vision in dim light keeping skin and the lining of some parts of the body, such as the nose healthy.
Good sources of vitamin A (retinol) include:
cheese
eggs
oily fish
fortified low-fat spreads
milk and yoghurt
liver and liver products, so you may be at risk of having too much vitamin A if you have it more than once a week (if you’re pregnant you should avoid eating liver or liver products)
You can also get vitamin A by including good sources of beta-carotene in your diet, as the body can convert this into retinol.
The main food sources of beta-carotene are: yellow, red and green (leafy) vegetables, such as spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes and red peppers, yellow fruit, such as mango, papaya and apricots
Vitamin A is a micro-nutrient which is needed in small amounts by the body. Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin which is stored in the body, unlike any water-soluble vitamin and therefore, considerable amount of Vitamin A can be stored in the liver and made available for use as the arises.
Few rich sources of Vitamin A are below:
Green leafy vegetables like agathi, drumstick, spinach, amaranth etc., and fruits like papaya, seasonal fruits like mangoes; tomatoes, yellow pumpkin are some of the alternatives that can be consumed.