Vitamin Review-Vitamin A

Below is a typical multivitamin. I am going to break down each vitamin & give you some tid-bits on what foods you can find these certain vitamins in. For the next couple weeks I am going to be breaking down each vitamin.

Vitamin A: Fat Soluble Vitamin*
                   Protects the immune system from diseases and infections
                   Carried through the body by fat & is stored in fat.
                   Foods: Eggs, fortified milk, oils in fish, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, spinach, broccoli
                               Mostly dark greens or orange
                   Beta-carotene=antioxidant that creates a role in cancer & heart disease prevention
                   Palmitate=fat soluble vitamin that supports formation of skin cells & is utilized for proper vision
                   Recommended dosage: 5,000 IU (men) 4,000 IU (women)
                   Overdosage of Vitamin A can result in digestive problems, night blindness, eye disease


To see if a vitamin is dissolving in your stomach, take a glass and add some vinegar. Then take the pill and drop it into the glass. If it doesn't dissolve within an hour that means it is not dissolving in your stomach.


*Fat-Soluble Vitamin means that it can be dissolved in fat.