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Signs of Vitamin A deficiency:
- Repeated colds, sinus infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections
- Rough dry prematurely aged and wrinkled skin
- Insomnia
- Loss of smell
- Allergies
- Dandruff
- Night blindness
- Eye inflammation
- Dryness of the mucous membranes of the mouth, respiratory and reproductive systems
Dosage:
The Recommended Dietary Allowance of vitamin A is 4,000-5,000 I.U. daily for adults and 1,500- 4,000 for children.
| Food Sources of Vitamin A: according to Paul Pitchford |
In International Units |
100-gram (3 ½ - ounce) Samples |
| Dunaliella |
8,300,000 |
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Green onions |
5,000 |
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| Spirulina |
250,000 |
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Watercress |
4,900 |
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| Wild blue-green |
70,000 |
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Winter squash |
4,200 |
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| Wheat/Barley grass |
66,000 |
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Collard |
3,300 |
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| Chlorella |
55,000 |
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Swiss chard |
3,300 |
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| Carrot |
28,000 |
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Chinese cabbage |
3,300 |
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| Sweet potato |
26,000 |
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Apricot |
2,700 |
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| Kale |
8,900 |
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Romaine lettuce |
2,600 |
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| Parsley |
8,500 |
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Persimmon |
1,800 |
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| Spinach |
8,100 |
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Cantaloupe |
1,800 |
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| Turnip green |
7,600 |
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Peach |
400 |
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| Beet green |
6,100 |
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Here are some herbs containing Vitamin A:
Alfalfa, borage leaves, burdock root, chickweed, rose, hips, nettle, raspberry leaf.
Factors that interfere with the absorption of Vitamin A are:
Antibiotics, laxatives, and some cholesterol-lowering drugs. |
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