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Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Basic things you need to know about Vitamin A

by Unknown  |  in vitamins at  9:27 am

It is very necessary to know about vitamin A as it helps our eyes sight.
Cross your legs and read below
Vitamin A helps to form and maintains vigorous skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue, mucus membranes, and skin. It is also
recognized as retinol as it produces the pigments in the retina of the eye. Vitamin A stimulates good vision, especially in low light.
It may also be required for reproduction and breast-feeding. Carotenoids are dark-colored dyes or pigments found in plant foods that can turn into a form of vitamin A. There are more than 500 identified carotenoids. One such carotenoid is beta-carotene.
Beta-carotene is an antioxidant that keeps cells from damage caused by substances called free radicals which are believed to contribute to certain chronic diseases and plays an important role in the aging
processes.
Food sources of carotenoids such as beta-carotene which may reduce the risk for cancer.
Beta-carotene increments do not seem to
reduce cancer risk.
A source of beta-carotene includes:
Bright yellow and orange fruits such as
cantaloupe, pink grapefruit, and apricots
Vegetables such as carrots, pumpkin, sweet
potatoes, and winter squash
Other source of beta-carotene includes
broccoli, spinach, and most dark green,
leafy vegetables.
The intensity of the color of a fruit or
vegetable provides the higher the beta-
carotene content. Vegetable sources of beta-
carotene are fat and free cholesterol.
Vitamin A in fruits and vegetables is in the
form of Pro-vitamin A. It pioneers also
referred as carotenoids, which is essential be converted by the human body into usable retinoid. There are several distinct classes of carotenoids and evidence recommends that carotenoids work together to provide their health benefits. They are taken together in increment form which is commonly termed as mixed carotenoids. The body can make all the vitamin A it needs from these plant-derived carotenoids. They are water-soluble and do not gather in the body that is why toxicity is rare Sweet Potato High in Vitamin A (%DV per cup)
:
Frozen Sweet Potato, cooked, cubed around 550%-580%, Canned Sweet Potato around 440%-450%, and Raw Sweet Potato, and cubed around 370%-380%.
Carrot High in Vitamin A (%DV per cup):
Frozen Carrots, cooked, cubed around 490%
-495%, and Raw Carrots, sliced around 400%
-410%.
Dark Leafy Greens High in Vitamin A (%DV per
cup):
Frozen Spinach around 450%-458%, Frozen Collards around 389%-391%, Frozen Kale around 380%-382%, Frozen Turnip Green around 350%-353%, Spinach around 370%-377%, Collards aound 285%-289%, Dandelion
Greens around 300%-305%, Beet Greens &
Turnip Greens around 215%-220%, Swiss
Chard around 210%-214%, and Pak Choi
around 140%-144%.
Dried Fruit High in Vitamin A (%DV per 1/2
cup):
Prunes around 20%-24%, and Dried Peaches
around 15%-17%.
These are the few examples of healthy Vitamin
A Products which takes care the immunity of the body. The best way to get the daily necessity of vital vitamins is to eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and fortified foods,
legumes.
Been taking vitamin A small sha but not 100%

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