Vitamin A
Vitamin
Essential for vision, immunity, and skin integrity.
Form: Capsule
Recommended intake: 700–900 µg RAE/day
Benefits
Supports night vision, mucosal immunity, and embryonic development.
Warnings
High doses are teratogenic in early pregnancy. Chronic excess causes liver toxicity.
Description
Vitamin A (retinol) is fat-soluble; the body also makes it from beta-carotene in colorful plants. Vietnam runs national supplementation programs for children under 5 to prevent deficiency-related blindness.