Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol retinal retinoic acid and several provitamin A carotenoids among which beta-carotene is the most important. Vitamin A has multiple functions: it is important for growth and development for the maintenance of the immune system and good vision.
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