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Monday, July 31, 2017

Vitamin A: Functions and Benefits

Vitamin A was one of the earliest vitamins to be discovered – hence its top rank in the alphabetical vitamin nomenclature.Vitamin A is a family of fat soluble compounds that play an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, and immune system regulation. Most people associate vitamin A with carrots, and for good reason: the common orange veggie has high amounts of beta-carotene, which is actually a vitamin A precursor and also the reason carrots got their name. But vitamin A is... Read More
Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Monday, July 31, 2017
Anemia

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