What is vitamin A for?

Question

why do vitamins have so much of it

Answer 1

Eyesight (Vit A deficiency is known as "night blindness"); good skin, good bones.

Answer 2

Because it helps woth ur bones to grow and ur health and that is why u need vitamins did u now the sun has vitamins its true.

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Answer 3

Vitamin A will assist to counteract night blindness, weak eyesight and aid in the treatment of many eye disorders (It permits formation of visual purple in the eye).

It will build resistance to respiratory infections.

Aid in the proper function of the immune system.

Shorten the duration of diseases.

Keep the outer layers of your tissues and organs healthy.

Help in the removal of age spots.

Promote growth, strong bones, healthy skin, hair, teeth and gums.

Help treat acne, superficial wrinkles, impetigo, boils, carbuncles and open ulcers when applied externally.

And aid in the treatment of emphysema and hyperthyroidism.

5,000 to 10,000 IU (International Units) are the most common daily doses.....  the best way to get sufficient vitamin A in your daily diet will always be from the fresh natural source of food.

foods rich in vitamin A are ~ fish liver oil, liver, carrots, dark green and yellow vegies, eggs, milk and dairy products (if you can tolerate dairy) and yellow fruits..... one large carrot will furnish you with about 11,000 IU... so it's really quite easy to do...... the color intensity of a fruit or vegetable is not necessarily a reliable indicator of its beta - carotene content.

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Answer 4

eyesight.. it is in all the orange veggies like Carrots, squash, and in some green veggies too.   If you eat plenty of these you don't need vitamin A pills!   Vitamin A is often in cereal too!

Answer 5

I believe its essential for eyesite