For Vitamin A we have terms and definitions in 11 topics. The topics are Baby, Beauty, Cancer, Cosmetics, Evolution, Health and Beauty, Huntingtons Disease, Medical, Nutrition, Supplements and Vitamins.

Vitamin A (Baby)

important vitamin found in dark green and deep yellow vegetables, such as broccoli, greens, green peppers, sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins and winter squash

Vitamin A (Beauty)

(Beta Carotene) Helps maintain smooth, soft disease-free skin; helps protect the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, throat lungs, which helps reduce our susceptibility to infections; protects against air pollutants and contaminants; helps improve eye sight and counteracts night-blindness; aids in bone and teeth formation; improves skin elasticity, moisture content and suppleness; and helps reverse the signs of photo-aging. A lack of vitamin A can cause skin to become dry and hardened. Go to the Vitamins Dictionary and look up Vitamin A.

Vitamin A (Cancer)

A substance used in cancer prevention. It belongs to the family of drugs called retinoids.

Vitamin A (Cosmetics)

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. A deficiency in vitamin A can cause toughening and hardening of the skin.

Vitamin A (Evolution)

A member of a chemically heterogeneous class of organic compounds that are essential, in small quantities, for life.

Vitamin A (Health and Beauty)

(Beta Carotene) Helps maintain smooth, soft disease-free skin; helps protect the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, throat lungs, which helps reduce our susceptibility to infections; protects against air pollutants and contaminants; helps improve eye sight and counteracts night-blindness; aids in bone and teeth formation; improves skin elasticity, moisture content and suppleness; and helps reverse the signs of photo-aging. A lack of vitamin A can cause skin to become dry and hardened. Go to the Vitamins Dictionary and look up Vitamin A.

Vitamin A (Huntingtons Disease)

A lipid-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties that may also play an important role in learning and memory.

Vitamin A (Medical)

A vitamin essential for normal growth and development of the body (most notably the bones and teeth), protection of mucous membranes from infection, normal vision, and healthy skin and hair

Vitamin A (Nutrition)

A fat-soluble vitamin needed for healthy epithelial tissues (covers internal and external surfaces of your body), eyes, growth, bone formation, and immunity.

Vitamin A (Supplements)

Fat-soluble vitamin that promotes good vision; helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth and skeletal and soft tissue; possibly increases resistance to infection.

Vitamin A (Vitamins)

See Retinol.

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