Vitamin A: What can high-vitamin A foods do for you?

 

'What can high-vitamin A foods do for you?

• Preserve and improve your eyesight
• Help you fight off viral infections

What events can indicate a need for more high-vitamin A foods?

• Frequent viral infections
• Night blindness
• Goose bump-like appearance of the skin

Although vitamin A is found only in foods of animal origin, some fruits and vegetables contain compounds, called carotenoids, which can be converted into vitamin A by your body. Calf liver is an excellent source of preformed vitamin A.' 

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Study: Many Sunscreens May Be Accelerating Cancer

'Almost half of the 500 most popular sunscreen products may actually increase the speed at which malignant cells develop and spread skin cancer because they contain vitamin A or its derivatives, according to an evaluation of those products released today.

AOL News also has learned through documents and interviews that the Food and Drug Administration has known of the potential danger for as long as a decade without alerting the public, which the FDA denies.'


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