Vitamin A Use Today and Its Potential Toxicities
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Introduction
Deficiency of vitamin A is rare in the United States, yet many people take supplemental vitamins that contain vitamin A to prophylactically manage what potentially may ail them. Vitamin A has received much attention, both in the scientific and lay press, that is established in fact, assumption, misinformation, as well as hype. Recent findings on the nutritional and metabolic differences between young and old persons have raised the concern of vitamin A toxicity. Therefore, healthcare professionals should be cognizant of the physiology of retinol, and the benefits and
