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Nutrition
Vitamin A
The Basics
Vitamin A refers to a family of related fat-soluble compounds that are required for numerous functions throughout the body. Although vitamin A was officially recognized as a vitamin until the early 1900s, vitamin A-rich foods have long been valued by traditional cultures as medicinal foods.