WHAT IS VITAMIN A
Vitamin A is a micro nutrient needed in the body in small quantities for the normal health of the eye, growth and development. Its deficiency is known to cause nutritional blindness and to increase the risk of mortality in children.

HOW DO PEOPLE BECOME VITAMIN A DEFICIENT?
1. Lack of vitamin A in the diet due to scarcity of seasonality of certain fruits and vegetables.

2. Local dietary habits.

3. High cost of vitamin A rich foods in the dry season.

4. Infants who are not breast fed or taken off breast-milk before 6 months .

5. Acute respiratory infection.

6. Malnutrition and measles.

7. Diets low in fat, protein, zinc or essential nutrients necessary for absorption and utilization of vitamin

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