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