What does Vitamins A & C do to your body ?

Answer 1

Vitamin A is good for the vision or eyes. Vit C is good for preventing colds. It boost up the immune system. It is good for tissue, bone and skin health as well as cardiovascular health. Both are well known to prevent cancers. They are both antioxidants and needed to promote energy.


Vitamin A

What is vitamin A and what does it do?

Vitamin A represents a number of related compounds; retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and a vitamin A precursor beta (b)-carotene. Vitamin A is important for night vision, for fighting against infection (body immunity), and in regulating the genes to make sure they function properly.

What foods are rich in vitamin A?

Orange and yellow vegetables such as carrots, cod liver oil, fortified cereal, cantaloupe, whole milk, spinach, eggs are examples of vitamin A rich foods.



Vitamin C

What is vitamin C and what does it do?

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble anti-oxidant vitamin. Vitamin C is required for the synthesis of collagen and dentin. Collagen is the structural component of blood vessels, bones, ligaments, and tendons, while dentin is the structural component of teeth. Vitamin C is also an effective antioxidant that protects proteins and genetic materials (RNA and DNA) from damage by free radicals.

What foods are rich in vitamin C?

Foods rich in vitamin C include fruits and vegetables such as oranges, grapefruit, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries, and sweet red peppers.

Answer 2

Vitamin A promotes good vision, especially in low light. If we don't get enough vitamin A, we are more susceptible to infectious diseases and vision problems. Furthermore vitamin A is commonly known as the anti-infective vitamin, because it is required for normal functioning of the immune system. The skin and mucosal cells (cells that line the airways, digestive tract, and urinary tract) function as a barrier and form the body's first line of defense against infection. Carotenoids are dark colored dyes found in plant foods that can turn into a form of vitamin A. One such carotenoid is beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect cells from damage.

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin. Vitamin C is a highly effective antioxidant and as an enzyme cofactor for the biosynthesis of many important biochemicals. A severe form of vitamin C deficiency is known as scurvy