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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/vivacious-vitamins-vitamin-a/">Vivacious Vitamins: Vitamin A</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted February 18, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Alexandra Haller</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Vitamin A is essential for bone growth, immune function, reproduction and maintenance of skin tissue (epithelial cells). It works with DNA to direct the development of the body’s cells, oversees the growth of those cells and directs stem cells into becoming other types of cells. Retinol is an active form of Vitamin A. This is crucial for vision, especially the ability to see in low light. Retinol changes light images to sight and keeps the eye’s surface healthy. Beta-carotene is a Vitamin A precursor, which means your body absorbs beta-carotene and changes it into an active, usable form of Vitamin A. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant, and therefore Vitamin A plays a role in protecting cells from damage by free radicals. Recommended Amounts Infants up to 12 months: 400-500 micrograms/day Children up to 13 years: 300-600micrograms/day<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/vivacious-vitamins-vitamin-a/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/vivacious-vitamins-vitamin-a/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/vivacious-vitamins-vitamin-a/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/vivacious-vitamins-vitamin-a/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/supplements/">supplements</a><br /><br /> </P>