Characteristics of nutrients
- Fat-soluble vitamin
- Animal food contains vitamin A
- Botanical food contains β-carotene
- Absorption rate rises when ingested with oil
- Β-carotene becomes vitamin A according to the necessary amount in the body
Function of nutrients
- It has the effect of promoting skin metabolism
- To normalize the mucosa of the skin, throat, nose, gastrointestinal tract
- Prevent night blindness
When nutrients are deficient
- Night blindness
- Dry eye soreness
- Reduction of resistance to pathogenic bacteria in the part in contact with air
When nutrients overdose
- Difficult to overdose
- Β-carotene is converted to vitamin A by the necessary amount in the body
- Headaches, vomiting, rash, fatty liver, hair loss, gout, etc.
Foods rich in nutrients
- spinach
- carrot
- Chicken liver
- Cow liver
- Firefly squid