Vitamin A

Vitamin A has a primary role to combat free radicals found in the body also help in strengthening the immune system and disease prevention in the vision, preventing infections also. Vitamin A is fat soluble, that is, it depends on the fat to be transported in our bodies, for dieters should pay close attention to little consumption of these foods, because its deficiency can cause problems in the health of the individual.

It is important to remember that a day should be consumed at least 300mg of beta-carotene, this is a way to take vitamin A indirectly.

Lack of vitamin A can cause:

• Difficulty in developing mobile
• Problems in the eye that can lead to blindness or other type of disease
• It slows the growth
• Irritation of the eye in contact with the sun
• Avoid respiratory infections and kidney stones

If vitamin A is ingested in excess it can bring some health risks, thus causing an infection or a more severe disease. Below are some symptoms of your excess:

• Lack of appetite
• Headaches
• Bleeding (in some cases)
• Joint pain

The low consumption of foods containing vitamin A, diets very low in fat and they need constant infections that the immune system is always in action, can lead to lack of vitamin A.

Some foods that contain vitamin A:

• Pumpkin raw
• Cashew
• Carrot
• Papaya
• Mango
• Salsa
• Liver
• Cheese
• Eggs
• Milk

Reference Source: Nutrição em Foco, Vitamina A