Vitamin A
About vitamin A
Vitamin A (C6 H²0 O) :- milk products , liver, eggs , fresh vegetables and cod liver oil contains vitamin A . It is soluble in fats and oils but in soluble in water . It is derivative of B - carotin it is readily destroyed on heating. The vitamin A deficiency leads to retarded growth and lower resistance to infection . It's deficiency also causes xerosis (the skin begins to dry) , night- blindness.