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The first sign of Vitamin A deficiency is night blindness. Severe Vitamin A deficiency can cause Xerophthalmia (dry eye in which the eyes cannot produce tears) and complete blindness.
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What happens if you do not have enough vitamin A in your body?
Due to lack of vitamin A there is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children and increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections. In pregnant women VAD causes night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality. All such kind of deficiency can be full-filled with vitamin and mineral supplements.
What kind of vitamin is a Scurvy?
Scurvy is NOT a kind of vitamin. Scurvy is a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
What is the most common nutrient deficiency in plants?
It is kind of a tie between iron and vitamin A. It depends on which literature you get the information from.
What kind of disease do you get if you do not have vitamin A?
People most likely to have vitamin A deficiency are those with diseases (such as digestive disorders) or very poor diets Vitamin A is essential for producing tears and keeping the surface of the eye moist and free of infection. Inadequate Vitamin A levels will also damage the clear cornea. Nearly everyone knows that carrots (loaded with Vitamin A) are healthy for the retinal cells - the photoreceptors. Poor vision in dim light (nyctalopia) is one of the earliest symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency, hypovitaminosis A. Beta-carotene supplements may help people with specific health problems. Supplements might be used in someone with a clear vitamin A deficiency. Itmight help those with the genetic condition erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP.)
What kind of vitamins support depression?
You should have your doctor check you for a Vitamin B deficiency of any kind. You can read more at http://depression.about.com/cs/diet/a/vitamin.htm, for a complete list of the vitamins that maybe causing your problem.
What kind of nutrients is needed to increase physical growth in children?
i think that vitamin A is not necessary for the bone growth because that helps in preventing form night blindness so it will not help in growing and other stuff
What kind of non Mendelian trait is color blindness?
The Blind Kind
Scurvy is the lack of what kind of vitamin?
Vitamin C
What is kind of vitamin is Norval?
Nor-val is a Vitamin D.
Is niacin a vitamin or mineral?
yes niacin is a kind of vitamin
What is b 12?
Vitamin B12 is used for treating and preventing vitamin B12 deficiency, a condition in which vitamin B12 levels in the blood are too low. It is also used to treat pernicious anemia, a serious type of anemia that is due to vitamin B12 deficiency and is found mostly in older people.B12 is a water-soluble B vitamin found in seafood, meat, eggs, dairy, and lots of fortified foods like cereals.Vitamin B12 is necessary for normal function of the brain and nervous system and the formation of blood cells. It is also vital in the metabolism of every cell in the body and is used in DNA and fatty acid synthesis and energy production. So, vitamin B12 is kind of a big deal.
What kind of vitamin does a pineapple have?
a
