diet while breastfeeding

my name is christine marquette and i'm a registereddietitian with the austin regional clinic and i'm going to talk to you about how ourbody uses vitamin a. vitamin a is actually a group of different compounds and it dependson the source. for example, if it's vitamin a coming from animal foods, that's actuallycalled pre-form vitamin a and our bodies absorb it in the form of retinol. if it's comingfrom plant foods, it's actually called pro

diet while breastfeeding, vitamin a carotenoids and there are severaldifferent types of carotenoids. the most popular and the most common or the most well-knownis beta carotene. and this is the type that is actually best absorb in our body. othertypes include alpha carotene and crypto beta xanthine. these two are not as well absorb,they are absorb about fifty percent of the

rate that beta carotene is absorb in. so whatvitamin e, vitamin a is actually used for depends on the compound, whether it's betacarotene or it's pre-form vitamin a. one of the roles it has is in immune function. itcan actually help our lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell work more effectivelyto fight off infection. of course it also helps with our vision, it helps improve oureye health. it can also improve the health of the lining of our eye tissue as well asthe lining of our respiratory tract, our urinary tract and our gastrointestinal tract. alsoit helps with your skin health. remember skin is actually the primary defense mechanism.our skin is the first thing that helps block bacteria and other viruses from entering ourbody. so this is another big function of vitamin

a. so remember vitamin a has many uses inour body; fights infection, helps improve our vision and is useful for maintaining skinhealth.