By Hunter Houseman & Randy Northup Vitamin A By Hunter Houseman & Randy Northup
Foods High in Vitamin A Carrots Papaya Squash Fish Meat Eggs & Cheese Broccoli Mangos Peaches Apricots Avocado Peppers Sweet Potatoes
Highest Food in Vitamin A: The number one highest food holding Vitamin A is liver.
Xerophthalmia: Vitamin A Deficiency Symptoms - Reduced vision in dim light Dry eyes Eye inflammation Respiratory and urinary infections Growth can be halted in children Rough or dry skin
Hypervitaminosis A: Vitamin A Toxicity Nausea Vomiting Headache Dizziness Blurred vision Loss of coordination
Food Groups Found In Fruits Vegetables Protein Dairy
Why is it important? Vitamin A is important in vision and growth of the bones. Vitamin A is also important in night vision and making white blood cells and to fight off bacteria.
How much is needed? Adults need the most vitamins per a day. They need around 10,000 international units (IU). Teens 14 to 18 need about 9,000 IU daily.
More functions Vitamin A helps the heart, lungs, kidneys and other organs to work properly.
Types of Vitamin A There are two types of Vitamin A – Preformed Vitamin A – found in meat, poultry, fish, and dairy. Provitamin A – found in fruits, vegetables, and other plants .
More Functions Eating food high in Vitamin A could lower the risk of certain types of cancer. High Vitamin A can slow down the rate of vision loss as people age. Vitamin A supplements can shorten fever and diarrhea when people have measles.
Review Questions
True or False Vitamin A is only present in the Vegetable food group.
True or False Vitamin A is only present in the Vegetable food group.
True or False Vitamin A is important in maintaining red blood cell count.
True or False Vitamin A is important in maintaining red blood cell count.
True or False Reduced vision in dim light is a symptom of Vitamin A deficiency.
True or False Reduced vision in dim light is a symptom of Vitamin A deficiency.
True or False The two forms of Vitamin A are preformed and provitamin A.
True or False The two forms of Vitamin A are preformed and provitamin A.
True or False Hypervitaminosis A is the name for Vitamin A toxicity.
True or False Hypervitaminosis A is the name for Vitamin A toxicity.