Vitamin A : Science World Report

Jun 15, 2017 05:00 AM EDT

Vitamin A Could Help Treat Diabetes, A New Study Reveals

Consuming foods rich in vitamin A could help prevent and treat diabetes.

Mar 23, 2017 04:50 AM EDT

Frozen Fruits And Vegetables Are Equally Nutritious As The Fresh Produce, A New Study Says

A study shows that frozen fruits and vegetables have the same nutritional value as the fresh produce.

Oct 15, 2016 06:00 AM EDT

Viamins A and C Help Wipe Out Cell "Memory"

Vitamins A and C can enhance success in the challenging process of converting adult cells into stem cells.

Sep 26, 2016 05:13 AM EDT

Food Myth Debunked: Do Carrots Really Give You A Better Eyesight?

The idea that carrots can give you supervision was traced back to war time when the British apparently made up lies to fool the Germans into thinking their pilots had developed so-called “night sight,” from all the carrots they were eating.

Aug 31, 2016 05:49 AM EDT

Colon Cancer Treatment: Vitamin A Compound ‘Retinoic Acid’ Highly Effective, New Study Finds

A new study has found that retinoic acid, a compound derived from vitamin A, can play a major role in treating and suppressing colon cancer.

Apr 08, 2016 06:34 AM EDT

Weight-Loss Surgery Causes Woman to Lose Eyesight

Women are very conscious of the way they look. Most of them would squint at the sight of an excess belly fat and will most of the time go on crazy diets just to get rid of it. Some even go to extreme measures, like going under the knife just to have the body they desire. A number of surgeries have h...

Nov 07, 2015 08:48 AM EST

Obesity Causes 'Silent' Vitamin A Deficiency

Many health risks come with obesity. Yet did you know it could also rob the body's ability of properly absorbing vitamin A, which is essential for maintaining healthy skin and teeth?

Sep 16, 2015 03:47 PM EDT

Pumpkin as a Superfood: What are the Benefits of Eating Pumpkin?

There's no pumpkin in that pumpkin spice latte, but that doesn't mean that pumpkin itself isn't a superfood. Pumpkin has some surprising health benefits-assuming you're not adding in a ton of sugar.

Jul 07, 2015 10:33 PM EDT

Fruits And Vegetables: These Foods Decrease Early Mortality Risk

New findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveal that eating fruits and vegetables can help lower your risk of early mortality, by decreasing the likelihood for certain illnesses like cardiovascular disease.

Feb 24, 2015 09:58 PM EST

Vitamin A Linked To Issues In Embryonic Development

New findings published in the journal Stem Cell Reports shows that vitamin A can be dangerous when in high doses.

Mar 31, 2014 11:44 AM EDT

Vitamin A May be an Effective Treatment for Pre-Cancerous Breast Cells

New research has shown that pre-cancerous breast cells treated with vitamin A revert to non-cancerous cells.

Apr 17, 2013 06:49 AM EDT

Vitamin A Curbs Spread of Prostate Cancer

Vitamin A turns particular genes within prostate cancer stem cells back on, thereby lowering the chances of the cancer to invade the tissues surrounding it. This retinoic acid is supplied in our diet by green vegetables, liver and carrots.