Vitamin A USP 200000 IU Softgels

Product Description

Effective for

·         Taking vitamin A by mouth is effective forpreventing and treating symptoms of vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A deficiencycan occur in people with protein deficiency, diabetes, over-active thyroid,fever, liver disease, cystic fibrosis, or an inherited disorder calledabetalipoproteinemia.

PossiblyEffective for

·         Premenopausal women with a family history of breast cancer whoconsume high levels of vitamin A in their diet seem to have lower risk ofbreast cancer. It is not known if taking vitamin A supplements has the samebenefit.

·         People who consume high amounts of vitamin A in their diet seem tohave a lower risk of developing cataracts.

·         Taking vitamin A by mouth seems to reduce the risk of measlescomplications or death in children with measles and vitamin A deficiency.

·         Research shows that taking vitamin Acan help treat precancerous lesions in the mouth.

·         Taking vitamin A, during, and afterpregancy reduces diarrhea after giving birth in malnourished women.

·         Taking vitamin A before and duringpregnancy seems to reduce the risk of death by 40% in malnourished women.

·         Taking vitamin A during pregnancy seemsto reduce nightblindness by 37% in malnourished women. Vitamin A might workbetter for this condition when taken with zinc.

·        Eye disease affecting the retina (retinitis pigmentosa). Taking vitamin A can slow theprogression of an eye disease that causes damage to the retina.