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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 28 Jul

The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, which is from the beta-carotene which is rich in Vitamin A. There are domesticated varieties of the wild carrot in purple, black, red, white and yellow. The root...

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Not in My Diet

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 9 Sep 22

I am noticing that my body is deficient in Vitamin A. I find that there is this nutrient in shrimp, beef, liver, fortified milk, sweet potatoes, carrots, eggs, pumpkins, mangoes, and spinach. Out of those I only like five and...

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The 14 spinach are healthy for the body.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 18 Oct 17

On the 2nd day of Diwali it is the ritual of eating 14 spinach for the Hindus. The 14 spinach or choddo shakh includes palang shakh, mulo shakh, ol shakh, pui shakh, kolmi shakh, helencha shakh, lal shakh, note shakh and others....

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Fruits for glowing skin

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 19 Aug 17

I just read an article about eating fruits can give us health benefits, especially for skin. What I am worried about is that fruits are now mostly grown with the help of pesticide for without it worm eats it up. If we eat...

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The benefits of CURRY LEAVES (KADI PATTA)

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 23 May 16

Curry leave known to India since eons. There is no cooking item in India, especially South India, where this small and tender leaves are not used both for smell and taste. Does it bring taste also? Yes. It does. I realized it only...

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Is Red Amaranth, Indian spinach rich in Vitamin A.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 9 May 16

Vitamin A is an important ingredient in our food. Lack of Vitamin A lead to night blindness. Red Amaranth, Indian spinach and spinach are very rich in Vitamin A. Red Amaranth is called lal shakh in bengal, Indian spinach is...

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Eating carrots wii really improve vision?

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 13 Mar 16

From our childhood, we have been told that eating carrot will improve our vision. we are clinging to the same principle that is taught and handing over to our future generation as a rule. But, this is only a myth. The carrot...

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vitamin A and lung cancer

chiosaanamaria @chiosaanamaria (24) • Romania 30 Apr 13

Did you know that smokers who consume vitamin A (example: dermatological use or ocular conditions) are at risk of developing lung cancer faster. It's a very old statistic study. Isn't it awful that no label for supplements doesn't...

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Vitamin A for Acne

sweetjoann22 @sweetjoann22 (191) • Australia 30 Apr 13

As a staple in acne treatment, vitamin A is often found in retinoids. Retinoids are topical acne treatments prescribed by dermatologists. Vitamin A in retinoids will promote cellular turnover, helping keep pores clear. But gettin...

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What are the fod that contain vitamins A?

zhawee @zhawee (873) • Philippines 7 Aug 11

My eyes site are very low so I want to get vitamins A for good eye site. Sometime i feel my head so much heavy and headache. Give me some Ideas vitamins contain and rich in vitamins A?

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Disease We can get in Carrots

resutaa @resutaa (144) • Philippines 10 Jul 11

Carrot is indeed a popular vegetable world wide since its cultivate on most continents but its not just because its cultivated world wide that makes it popular but the fact about the benefits we can get from eating carrots....

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I Prefer to have Carrot as a Juice or Shake. How About You?

LionHeart319 @LionHeart319 (164) • Philippines 14 Jan 09

Perhaps you already know that carrots are rich in beta carrotine which our body needs to produce vitamin A. When the body gets the amount needed for vitamin A, excess beta carrotine will be absorbed by the body as phytonutrients...

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Cod liver oil versus fish oil and/or krill oil

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 23 Dec 08

I have been reading up on what is best and I take krill oil, as I feel it is better for us than cod liver oil and even fish oil. Krill oil is basically fish but higher in the good stuff (Omega 3, etc.). I have been reading...

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Source of Vitamon A

cristine3276 @cristine3276 (893) • Philippines 9 Jul 08

Which fruits or vegetables are rich source of Vitamin A ?

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Do you use Vitamin A?

roxanne271 @roxanne271 (2034) • Trinidad And Tobago 27 May 08

I take multi-vitamins and also a B vitamin supplement that contains a mixture of all the B vitamins along with some other vitamins in there. Today I went to the drugstore to get some more of my usual multi-vitamins and remembered...

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Carrot good for the heart..... Whats your favorite?

jpso138 @jpso138 (7851) • Philippines 30 Jan 08

Recent studies have indicated that carrot is good for the heart.They can prevent plaque from forming on artery walls, a condition known as atherosclerosis,that block blood flow to the heart which may cause heart attacks. An added...

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Foods rich in vitamin A

kudeshi @kudeshi (529) • India 3 Jul 07

What foods are rich in Vitamin A ?

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Vitamin A Important In Ear Development

kathy77 @kathy77 (7485) • Australia 3 May 07

Researchers studying the effects of Vitamin A on mouse embryos say their study indicates there may be benefits to pregnant women taking supplements of the vitamin. In the study, the researchers wanted to see when, where and how...

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Do You Like Green Vegetables?

sonix007 @sonix007 (275) • Indonesia 2 Dec 06

Is your mother giving you a hard time about eating your greens? Well she might just be on the right track. Have a look at these good points about green veggies and maybe it won't be so hard to follow her advice... Can you...

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VITAMIN A

shan143 @shan143 (345) • India 18 Sep 06

which are the drink has vitamin A

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