Vitamin A and vision - 2016
University of Washington
Vitamin A
Found InMilk, eggs, and fish
FormRetinyl Palmitate
SourceVitamin A Acetate
SupplierDSM
Final Location of ManufacturingSisseln, Switzerland
FunctionNutrient
Benefits
Immune Support*
Vision Support*
We use retinyl palmitate, which is a bioavailable form of Vitamin A the body can efficiently utilize.*
Vitamin A and Zinc help support normal immune function.*
+Zinc
Evidence-Based or Bust
We use nutrients backed by a significant body of research that is growing every day. Of the thousands of unaffiliated studies our in-house scientists sorted through to guide our choices, the titles below are some relevant MVPs.
Vitamin effects on the immune system: Vitamins A and D take centre stage - 2008
Harvard Medical School
Vitamin A. Fact Sheet for Health Professionals - 2019
National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH ODS)
Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin A and… function of the immune system (ID 14),... maintenance of vision (ID 16)... pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 - 2009
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
High concentrations of folate and unmetabolized folic acid in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women and umbilical cord blood - 2015
University of Toronto
[6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolate increases plasma folate more effectively than folic acid in women with the homozygous or wild-type 677C,T polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase - 2009
University of Bonn
Folates, compositions and uses thereof - 2011
Gnosis S.p.A.
There are 24,870 studies on Vitamin A and counting
Substantiation is a living, breathing thing. We are constantly reviewing new research. Have a study you think we should take a look at? Send it our way: [email protected]
