Vitamin A
Probiotics
08/04/2021
Vitamin A Absorption
28/04/2021Vitamin A
Also known as Retinol or Retinoic Acid.
It was the first 𝘧𝘢𝘵-𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 but not the first Vitamin to be discovered.
It all started with the 𝘌𝘨𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, as they found that some types of 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 could be cured by 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳.
Vitamin A plays a vital role in 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 (mainly 𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 and 𝘨𝘶𝘵), 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.
We cannot forget how important it is for foetal development.
But beware, pregnant women DO NOT need a Vitamin A dose higher than the daily recommended dose.
Due to this, many believe it is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 in animal life (not just humans).
When there is a deficiency, it can lead to:
- Blindness
- Poor growth
- Low fertility
- Low immune response
- Dry skin and hair
- Broken fingernails
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
If you use creams containing Vit A, do not go on long sun exposure, leading to skin cancer development!
On the other hand, sun exposure decreases skin Vit A.
𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨?
Use it after sun and/or at nighttime.
Is there a connection between Vitamin A and allergies?
The only relationship found so far is between lack of it and increased risk of allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis (hayfever).
There is a hypothesis saying that Vit A might help prevent an adverse reaction when eating different kinds of food.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞.
Too much Vitamin A can also lead to problems. Such as:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Vertigo
- Blurry vision
- Bone thinning
- Liver damage
- Headache
- Diarrhoea
- Nausea
- Skin irritation
- Pain in the joints and bone
- Birth defects
