Also known asย Retinolย orย Retinoic Acid.
It was the first ๐ง๐ข๐ต-๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ but not the first Vitamin to be discovered.โฃโฃ
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It all started with the ๐๐จ๐บ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ด, as they found that some types of ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด could be cured by ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ.โฃโฃ
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Vitamin A plays a vital role in ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ and ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ (mainly ๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด, ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต and ๐จ๐ถ๐ต), ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ and ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ.โฃโฃ
We cannot forget how important it is for foetal development.โฃโฃ
But beware, pregnant women DO NOT need a Vitamin A dose higher than the daily recommended dose.โฃโฃ
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Due to this, many believe it is ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง in animal life (not just humans).โฃโฃ
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When there is a deficiency, it can lead to:โฃโฃ
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If you use creams containing Vit A, do not go on long sun exposure, leading to skin cancer development!โฃโฃ
On the other hand, sun exposure decreases skin Vit A.โฃโฃ
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Use it after sun and/or at nighttime.โฃโฃ
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Is there a connection between Vitamin A and allergies?โฃโฃ
The only relationship found so far is between lack of it and increased risk of allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis (hayfever).โฃโฃ
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There is a hypothesis saying that Vit A might help prevent an adverse reaction when eating different kinds of food.โฃโฃ
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Too much Vitamin A can also lead to problems. Such as:โฃโฃ
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