The Vitamin A is a type of soluble chemical compound that is easily dissolved in the fats that also responds to the name of retinol, by working in favor in the functioning of the retina thus distinguish different stains not only limited to work in sight but also acts on bone structures or tissues helping their maintenance; it also acts on the skin and dental implants.
The main source of vitamin A is through food, and it can be found in vegetables (fruits and vegetables) in the same way it is also found in products of animal origin such as milk, eggs, beef, fish and poultry. farm; artificially, vitamin A can also be found in dietary supplements, its inactive precursor being beta carotene, it can also be found in different chemical forms such as retinyl acetate, provitamin A, retinyl palmitate and ends.
Vitamin A is found in an active form in retinol, which is found in the liver of animals and whole milk; for this reason it was mentioned above that they can be of animal origin. Vitamin A is made from carotenoids, there are millions of kinds of carotenoids, but the one that is directly related to vitamin A is beta carotene, which offers antioxidant properties, protecting cells from free radicals, which are substances. that generate the stimulation of cellular apoptosis (self-destruction) and this process is the one that produces the aging of the tissue, for this reason vitamin A is widely used in older adults.
A decrease in vitamin A translates to being sensitive to pathogenic infections and being prone to pathologies that produce instability in vision, otherwise the man who has exaggerated in the ingestion of vitamin A can trigger intoxication processes that are characterized Due to yellow or orange pigmentation of the skin, it is reversible with the decrease of the vitamin. The best way to ingest amounts that fall within the daily range of vitamin A, is to maintain a diet varied in fruits, vegetables, legumes, dairy products and whole grains.
