Initial effects that usually appears when vitamin A deficiency is night blindness or inability to see in dark conditions.
If this happens, then the eye will require more time to adapt to the dim light in the cinema or outside the house at night after leaving a lighted area.
Vitamin A also maintain the normal structure and function of mucous membranes and helps the growth of bones, teeth, and skin.
Vitamin A deficiency can cause dry skin, itchy eyes, and skin rash as well as other eye disorders such as corneal ulcer, dry skin, dry and brittle hair, loss of appetite and weight loss, infertility, poor growth, and increased susceptibility to infection.
Vitamin A and Cancer
There are studies which report that hamsters that received dietary supplements of vitamin A, the development of cancer caused by breathing air containing carcinogenic substances is significantly reduced.
Although vitamin A is not a cure for cancer, this study suggests that vitamin A may help prevent or inhibit the onset of cancer.
Vitamin A also may help prevent bacteria and viruses get a freehold, thus protecting the body from infectious diseases.
Vitamin A is stored in the liver. The liver is the main organ for blood purification. Toxins collected in the body in the liver for detoxification is done, and it is believed that vitamin A plays an important role in this process.
