| Vitamin A Helps You Prevent Cancer and Heart Disease | ||
| Vitamin A is essential for healthy vision, skin, cells, body tissues and bone growth. The beta-carotene form of vitamin A, found in fruits and vegetables, has been praised as an excellent aid in preventing cancer | ||
| and heart disease. Vitamin A, like vitamins C and E, is known as an antioxidant, meaning that it neutralizes unhealthy free radicals within the body. The most tragic example of vitamin A deficiency is that it is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children living in third-world countries. | ||
| Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be toxic if taken in excessive quantities. Symptoms of vitamin A toxicity include hair loss, liver damage, birth defects in pregnant women, and others. Beta-carotene from plants is not toxic, although high intake (carrots, for example) may cause your skin to take on a temporary yellowish appearance. Vitamin A can be found in foods such as liver, carrots, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, spinach and egg yolks, among others. |
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