Vitamin A has many functions in the body. In addition to helping the eyes adjust to light changes, vitamin A plays an important role in bone growth, tooth development, reproduction, cell division, and regulation of the immune system. The skin, eyes, and mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, throat and lungs depend on vitamin A to remain moist. Vitamin A is also an important antioxidant.
Below are some of the many health benefits that the “European Commission EFSA” has yet officially announced:
Vitamin A contributes to:
- normal iron metabolism
- the maintenance of normal mucous membranes
- the maintenance of normal skin
- the maintenance of normal vision
- the normal function of the immune system
- has a role in the process of cell specialisation