What is Vitamin A?

Vitamin A is another name for a group of retinoids containing retinol, retinal, and retinyl esters. Vitamin A is one of the fat-soluble vitamins. Therefore, excess can be stored in the body.

The known functions of vitamin A in the body can be summarized as follows:

- continuity of visual function (vitamin A stimulates rhodopsia, a protein that absorbs light in the retina layer of the eye)
- immune function,
- reproduction,
- cellular communication,
- supporting cell growth and differentiation,
- ensuring the normal formation and protection of the heart, lungs, kidneys and other organs