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Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin A functions

22 Nov 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Heruvim78

Welcome to our bytesize lesson for today, when i will write about vitamin A functions. Vitamin A is promoting our vision, role in protein synthesis and cell differentiation (maintaining the skin and the epithelial tissue healthy), supporting growth,...

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin A functions

Micronutrients and malnutrition - Vitamin A absorption and metabolism

21 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Heruvim78

Welcome to our bytesize lesson for today. Vitamin A is obtained as retinol (preformed) from animal sources, or as provitamin A carotenoids from plant sources. The retinol in foods is linked to a fatty acid forming retinyl esters, which are hydrolyzed...