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CLASS:
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Fat soluble vitamin |
ROLE:
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Vision |
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Cell integrity |
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Antioxidant |
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immunity |
SOURCES:
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Carotene: yellow/green fruit and vegetables |
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Retinol: Fish and dairy products, liver |
RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE (RDI):
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750 micrograms |
DEFICIENCY STATE:
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Night blindness |
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Infections |
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?some cancers |
OVERDOSE STATE:
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Acute Toxicity Syndrome is occasionally fatal |
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Skin dryness and peeling |
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Nosebleeds |
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Dyspepsia |
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headache |
RISKS:
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Liver disease |
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Alcoholics |
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Fat malabsorption syndrome: pancreas and liver disease, coeliacdisease |
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Aborigines |
DIAGNOSIS:
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Blood tests |
OTHER NUTRIENT INTERACTIONS:
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Protein |
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Zinc |
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