A healthy diet is your best guarantee for continued good health. A good diet should include vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, and it is all available in natural foods. What is the role of some of the most important vitamins in the body? What are the problems created by their deficiency? Read on for all the details.
Key Takeaways:
- Vitamin A helps good vision, cell growth, reproduction and breast feeding. Vitamin A comes from two sources
- One group is found in animal-based foods, like eggs, meat, milk, cheese, cream or liver. These are called retinoids. The other group is found in plant-based foods.
- These are called carotenoids and include beta-carotene. Beta-carotene in the body is converted to vitamin A. You can find that in bright orange and yellow produce, like cantaloupe, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and squash.
“A healthy diet is the best way to obtain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients you need to maintain your health and keep chronic diseases at bay.”
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