The National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements has a bit to say about vitamin A too. Check out their Vitamin A and Carotenoids Fact Sheet for Consumers.
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 8300100 © Newphotoservice | Dreamstime.com Vitamins have different jobs to help keep the body working properly. Some vitamins help you resist infections and keep your nerves healthy, while others may help your body get energy from food or help your blood clot properly. Most older adults can get all the nutrients they need from foods. Here are a few examples of important vitamins and their food sources:
What are nightshade fruits and veggies? Nightshade fruits and vegetables are a broad group of plants from the Solanaceae family. Nightshade plants contain poisonous alkaloids, one called solanine. While ingesting nightshade plants can be fatal, fruits and vegetables in this same classification of plant — many of which you’ll find at your local grocery store — are actually safe to eat. This is because the amount of this toxic compound is lowered to nontoxic levels once the fruits and vegetables ripen. Still, the leaves and berries of the deadly nightshade plant are toxic and shouldn’t be consumed. Find out exactly which of the nightshades are the most nutritious. - Brian Krans, Healthline
Diane Samson of Tech Times writes that doctors might soon begin giving out a prescription for fruits and vegetables to lower a patient's risk of chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Right? Like, what did humans do before pharmaceuticals? Click the button below to read Diane's article.
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