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Harshit Walia

Sunday 28 December 2014

Vitamin A



Vitamin A or retinol (a yellow compound found in green and yellow vegetables, egg yolk, and fish-liver oil. It is essential for growth and vision in dim light.)



Is useful in treating:
* eye disorders
* acne
* skin disorders and infections, as well as speeding up the healing process of wounds.
* It is also good for preventing macular degeneration and cataracts, and as a carotenoid
* it also helps improve the health of your hair.




The highest sources of vitamin A are liver, dairy products and fish


VEGTABLE 
Sweet potato
Pumpkin
Carrot juice
Squash, butternut
Swiss Chard
Kale (fresh or frozen) 
Spinach
Turnip greens
Lettuce romaine or red leaf
Bok choy
Rapini
Red Peppers



FRUITS
Apricots
Cantaloupe

CHEESE
Goat, hard
Processed, cheddar, fat free
Goat, semi-soft
Muenster, neufchatel, gruyere, cheddar, Colby 
Blue/roquefort
Processed cheese slices, cheddar

Ricotta

MEAT
Liver, turkey, cooked
Liver, veal, cooked
Giblets, turkey, cooked
Liver, beef, cooked
Liver, lamb, cooked
Liver, pork, cooked
Liver, chicken, cooked

FISH AND SEAFOOD
Eel, cooked
Tuna, Bluefin, raw or cooked
Herring, pickled
Mackerel, cooked 
Clams, cooked
Salmon, Chinook, cooked
Oysters, cooked
Bluefish, cooked

MEAT ALTERNATIVES
Egg, cooked

MILK
Skim, 1%, 2%, chocolate milk
Soy beverage





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