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Vitamin A is an essential human nutrient. It exists, not as a single compound, but in several forms. In foods of animal origin the major form of vitamin A is an alcohol (retinol), but can also exist as an aldehyde (retinal), or as an acid (retinoic acid). Precursors to the vitamin (a provitamin) are present in foods of plant origin as some of the members of the carotenoid family of compounds.[1] ---- Vitamin A is needed for: * normal vision and enables the eyes to see in dim light * keeping lining of throat, air passages and digestive system moist and healthy * keeping skin healthy * enabling body growth.

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