Vitamin A deficiency can make your child fall sick often. Learn the easy ways to incorporate adequate Vitamin A in his diet.

1. F R O M T H E D I A R Y O F A D I E T I C I A N
UNDERSTAND
VITAMIN A BEFORE
YOU REGRET
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2. Vitamin A is the first in the
vitamin series and important for
the overall development of your
child.

3. Vitamin A Benefits:
A D V A N C E D S K I N B E A U T Y . C O M . A U

4. DOESN'T TAKE
ENOUGH VITAMIN A
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR CHILD

5. Night Blindness or inability to see in the dark or dim light
Dryness of eyes, skin, and mucous membranes
Frequent cold, flu, pneumonia, and other infections
Late healing or incomplete healing of wounds
Complete blindness
DEFICIENCY OF
VITAMIN A LEADS TO:

6. 5 LAKH
C O M P A N Y . C O M
C U R R E N T L Y T H E R E A R E
B L I N D C H I L D R E N A C R O S S T H E W O R L D

7. Did You Know?

8. Vitamin A occurs in two forms
Retinol Beta-Carotene

9. SOURCE: ANIMAL FOODS
RETINOL - ACTIVE FORM

10. BETA CAROTENE - INACTIVE FORM
SOURCE:PLANT FOODS

11. Beta-Carotene in plants has to be
converted to Retinol before our
body can use it.

12. But, all the Beta-Carotene
is not converted to Retinol

13. A M O U N T O F V I T A M I N A
Y O U E A T ≠ Y O U
A B S O R B

14. INCREASE THE
POTION OF VEGGIES
FOR THE CHILD
So, why worry

15. M O R E T H E A M O U N T O F V I T A M I N A
MORE THE ABSORPTION

16. That's not true for Vitamin A

17. Excess of Vitamin A is toxic

18. 1-3 YEARS
300mcg/day 400mcg/day
9-13 YEARS4-8 YEARS
T H I S I S T H E R E C O M M E N D E D D A I L Y
I N T A K E O F V I T A M I N A
600 mcg/day

19. Feeding only carrots to the child is not
sufficient

20. OTHER SOURCES OF VITAMIN A
Besides carrots, look for others sources of Vitamin A such as yellow
fruits and vegetables and egg yolk

21. PAPAYA

22. PUMPKIN

23. MANGOES

24. SWEET POTATO

25. PEACHES

26. APRICOTS

27. EGG YOLK

28. MELON

29. BUTTERNUT
SQUASH/SWEET PUMPKIN

30. H O W T O G E T Y O U R
C H I L D M U N C H I N T O
T H E S E S O U R C E S O F
V I T A M I N A ?
E A S Y T O F O L L O W T I P S

31. Include mangoes, melon, peaches, and apricot in his daily
diet, either raw or as a fruit shake

32. Include vegetable soups between meals

33. Prepare the dough using these veggies and make
paranthas or cutlets

34. Prepare sweets with these veggies like carrot barfi, pumpkin
halwa, mango barfi, etc.

35. Eggetarians can eat raw egg yolk sprinkled with salt and
pepper or mix with fruits as a smoothie

36. M O R E T I P S A N D R E C I P E S A T
W W W . M O M - N D - M E . C O M
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