Vitamin A: Where and How to Get It

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Vitamin A is actually a general name given to several naturally-occurring compounds that fulfill specific functions in the human body. Retinol, retinoic acid and retinal are various forms of vitamin A proper. Carotenoids, orange pigments occurring naturally in foods such as carrots, apricots, sweet potatoes or pumpkin are antioxidants and color-giving compounds, but because our … Read more about Vitamin A: Where and How to Get It