vitamin A
noun
: any of several fat-soluble vitamins (such as retinol) that are found especially in green or orange vegetables (such as carrots or spinach) and in animal products (such as egg yolk, butter, or liver) and whose deficiency in the animal body causes epithelial tissues to become keratinous (as in the eye with resulting visual defects)
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Look to the key vitamins found in the bouncy formula, including vitamin A (retinol), vitamin B (niacinamide), and vitamin C (yuzu extract).
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Sarah Han, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025
Texas Public Media reported that several children in West Texas were hospitalized with vitamin A toxicity following his Fox News statement.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
The latest: West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity after measles hospitalizations
What are measles' symptoms?
Measles symptoms can begin a week or two after infection and can include high fever, cough, runny nose and watery, red eyes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Ensuring your diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, and proteins will help support nail growth (these foods contain nutrients needed for nail growth, like amino acids, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamin B6, among others, explains Dr. Patel).
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Han, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025
Texas Public Media reported that several children in West Texas were hospitalized with vitamin A toxicity following his Fox News statement.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
The latest: West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity after measles hospitalizations
What are measles' symptoms?
Measles symptoms can begin a week or two after infection and can include high fever, cough, runny nose and watery, red eyes.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Ensuring your diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, and proteins will help support nail growth (these foods contain nutrients needed for nail growth, like amino acids, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin A, and vitamin B6, among others, explains Dr. Patel).
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Vitamin A.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vitamin%20A. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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