{"id":7595,"date":"2021-05-20T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T19:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/?p=7595"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T03:18:13","slug":"what-is-vitamin-a-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/la-vitamine-a-ca-sert-a-quoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin A - What does it do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here's a short summary about vitamin A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VITAMIN A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name :<\/strong> Preformed vitamin A, beta-carotene (provitamin A), retinol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classification :<\/strong> fat-soluble<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main foods containing vitamin A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apricot, broccoli, cantaloupe, carrot, kale, pumpkin, spinach, liver, egg yolk, milk and dairy products, dark green leafy vegetables, persimmons, sweet potato.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Main functions in the body <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>- Excellent for vision, growth and immunity,<\/p>\n<p>- Keeps skin healthy and soft,<\/p>\n<p>- Promotes normal growth of teeth and bones,<\/p>\n<p>- Produces mucous cells,<\/p>\n<p>- Stimulates the immune system,<\/p>\n<p>- Contains B-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that also protects against cancer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs of deficiency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hair loss<\/li>\n<li>Conjunctivitis<\/li>\n<li>Dry skin and mucous membranes<\/li>\n<li>Abdominal, muscle and joint pain<\/li>\n<li>Diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>Hyperleukocytosis<\/li>\n<li>Chronic headaches<\/li>\n<li>Nausea<\/li>\n<li>Osteoporosis<\/li>\n<li>Loss of appetite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Factors that FAVOR the correct use of vitamin A<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>B-complex vitamins, choline, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E (promotes absorption and \u00abstorage\u00bb), calcium, phosphorus, zinc. For beta-carotene, a little unsaturated fatty acids are a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Factors that OPPOSE its proper use<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Air pollution, alcohol, aspirin, corticosteroids (cortisone), mineral oil, nitrates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATTENTION:<\/strong> Possible birth defects and osteoporosis if overconsumed! On the other hand, overconsumption means taking 10X more per day than recommended, for weeks or months on end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended daily amounts <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Officially:<\/strong> 700 \u03bcg for women and 900 \u03bcg for men.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursing mothers\u00a0<\/strong>1300 \u03bcg.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voici un petit texte r\u00e9sum\u00e9 traitant de la vitamine A. VITAMINE A Nom\u00a0: Vitamine A pr\u00e9form\u00e9, b\u00eata-carot\u00e8ne (provitamine A), r\u00e9tinol. Classification\u00a0: liposoluble Principaux aliments dans lesquels on trouve la vitamine A Abricot, brocoli, cantaloup, carotte, chou vert frise\u0301, citrouille, \u00e9pinard, foie, jaune d\u2019\u0153uf, lait et produits laitiers, l\u00e9gume \u00e0 feuillages vert fonce\u0301, kakis, patate douce. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alimentation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7595"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10134,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7595\/revisions\/10134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenaturopat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}