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Importance of Vitamin A during pregnancy

The vitamin A is fat soluble, is stored in the liver and is important for embryonic growth of your baby. Provides resistance to infection and fat metabolism.

Vitamin A during pregnancy

Vitamin A is especially important for women who are about to give birth as it helps with tissue repair after childbirth, to fight infections and maintain a correct view.

The vitamin A covers two types of nutrients vitamin A or retinol and carotenoids. Preformed vitamin A is found in animal products like eggs, milk and liver and carotenoids found in fruits and vegetables. The most common is beta carotene. Read the rest of this entry »