Test your
Vitamin A
Looking for an easy way to test and monitor your Vitamin A?
It's included in the HealthieOne Complete test.
Vitamin A
Explanation: Vitamin A is a vitamin that the body needs for good vision, a healthy immune system, and proper growth and development. It also helps keep the skin and the lining of nose, lungs, and digestive system healthy. Vitamin A is found in foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, spinach, eggs, and dairy products.
Test purpose: Testing its levels helps detect deficiencies, prevent toxicity, and ensure proper nutritional support, especially in individuals with dietary restrictions, malabsorption conditions, or symptoms of Vitamin A imbalance.
- Check for Vitamin A deficiency: Low levels can cause night blindness, dry skin, a weakened immune system, and delayed growth in children.
- Monitor liver health: Vitamin A is stored in the liver, so abnormal levels may reflect liver dysfunction.
- Evaluate eye health issues: Vitamin A is critical for maintaining healthy vision, and its deficiency can lead to xerophthalmia (dry eyes) or more severe eye problems.
Other information about this test: Mayo Clinic, ARUP Laboratories, Mount Sinai, UCSF Health
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