Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin important for vision, growth, and tissue repair. It occurs as retinol in animal foods and beta-carotene in plant foods, with beta-carotene converted to retinol in the intestine. A national program was launched in India in 1970 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to address vitamin A deficiency and control blindness through measures like ensuring healthy food supply, nutrition standards, and nutrition labelling.

1. VITAMIN A
PROFALYX

2. TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION.
THREE COMPONENTS:
1)HEALTHY FOOD SUPPLY.
2)NUTRITION STANDARDS.
3)NUTRITION LABELLING.

4. Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin Required for
vision, repair, reproduction, growth and tissue
differentiation.
This occurs in two forms, as retinol in animal
foods and as b-carotene in plant food.
Carotene is converted into retinol in the
intestine, which is then absorbed and stored in
the liver .

12. NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR CONTROL OF
BLINDNESS WAS LAUNCHED IN 1970.
LAUNCHED BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE.