VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
VITAMIN
A IS A FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMIN WHICH PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN DIFFERENT BODY
FUNCTIONS.
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY CAN OCCUR IN THE PREGNANT AND LACTATING MOTHERS, DIET HAVING LOW VITAMIN A,
THERE ARE CERTAIN MEDICAL
CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE BOBY BECOMES UNABLE TO USE THE VITAMIN A SUCH AS CELIAC
DISEASE, LIVER CIRROSIS AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS.
HENCEFORTH
COUPLE OF THESE ABOVE-MENTIONED FACTORS MAY BE THE CAUSE OF VITAMIN A
DEFICIENCY
VITAMIN
A DEFICIENCY CAN CAUSE MANY HEALTH ISSUES IN THE BODY LIKE
EYE ISSUES:
1 DRY EYES AND EYES ARE UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE TEARS, IN
EXTREME CASES DRY CORNEA OR LOSS OF VISION MAY OCCUR
2 NIGHT BLINDNESS AND THE PERSON BECOMES UNABLE TO SEE OT GET TROUBLES IN SEEING IN THE LOW LIGHT AND EVENTUALLY BECOMES UNABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT AT ALL
SKIN DISEASES:
SKIN BECOME DRY AS VITAMIN A IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CREATION
OF NEW SKIN CELLS AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEIR REPAIR OF THESE CELL AS WELL
IF THE
DRYNESS OF THE SKIN IS NOT TAKEN CARE POSSIBLE IT MAY LED TO ECZEMA OR SCALY
SKIN
PREVENTS THE INFECTIONS: PERSONS WITH VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY MAY EXPERIENCE MORE FREQUENT INFECTIONS ESPECIALLY THE UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS.
THE ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE URT INFECTIONS
SLOW BONE GROWTH: CHILDREN WHO HAVE VITAMIN A
DEFICIENCY CAN HAVE STUNNED GROWTH OR SLOW BONE GROWTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: VITAMIN A PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
THE PROCESS OF REPRODUCTION WHICH HOLDS GOOD FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.
VITAMIN
A IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE NORMAL GROWTH OF BABIES AND PREVENTS THE
MISCARRAIGES. LOW VITAMIN A IN THE PROSPECTING PARENTS MAY LED TO THE BIRTH
DEFECTS IN INFANTS AS WELL
WOUND HEALING: VITAMIN A HELPS IN THE PRODUCTION OF
COLLAGEN WHICH PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HEALING THE WOUNDS MUCH QUICKER.







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