{"id":82979,"date":"2026-01-17T12:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82979"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T09:20:53","slug":"vitamin-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vitamin-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin A"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vitamin A Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently uncovered new ways a vitamin A-derived molecule can interfere with the immune system&#8217;s ability to fight cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vitamin A<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>fat-soluble <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vitamin <\/span><b>primarily stored in the liver.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>two types<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of vitamin A that are found in the diet.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Preformed vitamin A <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is found in <\/span><b>animal products <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as <\/span><b>meat, fish, poultry, and dairy foods.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Precursors to vitamin A, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also known as<\/span><b> provitamin A,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are found in <\/span><b>plant-based foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as<\/span><b> fruits and vegetables.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These compounds are<\/span><b> converted to the active form in your body.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>most common type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of provitamin A is <\/span><b>beta-carotene.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Foods with the highest levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of vitamin A include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Beef liver <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>other organ meats<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some <\/span><b>types of fish <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as herring and salmon and cod fish oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Eggs<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dairy products <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as cheese and fortified milk\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fortified breakfast cereals<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Orange and yellow vegetables and fruits,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as carrots, sweet potatoes, mangos, and cantaloupe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Broccoli, spinach,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and most<\/span><b> dark green, leafy vegetables<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Function<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin A <\/span><b>helps form and maintain healthy teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>known as retino<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l because it<\/span><b> produces the pigments in the retina <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the eye.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin A <\/span><b>promotes good eyesight,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> especially in low light.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also has a role in <\/span><b>healthy pregnancy and breastfeeding.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>If you do not get enough vitamin A, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you have more risk of eye problems such as:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reversible night blindness<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Non-reversible corneal damage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as <\/span><b>xerophthalmia<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also lead to<\/span><b> hyperkeratosis or dry, scaly skin.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vitamin A deficiency can be<\/span><b> treated with vitamin A supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2026\/01\/260115022808.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin primarily stored in the liver. 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