Vitamin A is an essential fat-soluble vitamin and should therefore be consumed with food.
Vitamin A contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system and iron metabolism, helps to keep vision, mucous membranes and skin normal.
Vitamin A deficiency, or avitaminosis, affects millions of children around the world. In developing countries, a quarter to half a million children go blind each year due to vitamin A deficiency. The number of such children is highest in South Asia and Africa.
Avitaminosis can occur as both primary and secondary deficiency. Primary deficiency occurs in children and adults who do not consume enough yellow and green vegetables, fruits and liver. Early weaning of an infant also increases the risk of avitaminosis. Secondary deficiency is caused by chronic low absorption of lipids into the body. It can be caused by impaired bile production and excretion, low fat intake, and excessive consumption of oxidants, such as smoking.
Our potent vitamin A is made by Swanson, a U.S. natural products company.
100 oil capsules in a jar. One capsule contains 10,000 IU of vitamin A. Recommended amount: 1 capsule per day with meals.
Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied diet. Do not exceed the daily intake. Keep out of reach of children.
