Vitamin A Deficiency In Children.

Vitamin A Deficiency(VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections.Vitamin A is essential for vision.It is also needed for building healthy cells in the gut and in the brain.For children,lack of Vitamin A causes visual impairment and blindness,and significantly increases the risk of severe illness,and even death,from such common childhood infections as diarrhoeal disease and measles.
Sources Of Vitamin A and Beta-carotene:Vitamin A comes from animal sources such as eggs,meats and dairy products.
Beta-carotene, a precursor of Vitamin A,comes from green,leafy vegetables and intensely colored fruits and vegetables.


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