Vitamin A - Retinoic acid

General Information:

Responsible for maintaining epithelial membranes, builds up resistance to infection, helps form rhodopsin - a pigment for vision

Present in many foods, such as dairy, fish liver (omega fatty acid) oil, liver etc.

Too much carotene will occasionally cause some discoloration of the skin - it is not permanent.

ŠJamie Longstreet 1996-2004