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The foods that are good sources of vitamin A.
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Vitamins are the organic compounds made by the plants and the animals. Our body cannot synthesize vitamins; therefore, we need to take it with food. Vitamins help in regulating the normal body functions of the body. Vitamins play a vital role in the normal processing of the digestion, absorption, and
Fat-soluble vitamins are those vitamins which are soluble in fats. Fat soluble vitamins require bile salts for their absorption. These vitamins are generally stored I the liver of the body.
Vitamin A is a type of the fat-soluble vitamin. Vitamin A can be taken from plants, liver, fish oil and orange fruits.
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