Your body needs the right amount of Vitamin A to be healthy. Ensuring that you are getting the right about of Vitamin A is key to a healthy diet and a healthy body.

You can get your required amount of Vitamin A by eating a balanced diet. Your body needs Vitamin A to form and maintain healthy teeth, bones, skin, and mucous membranes. Vitamin A is also very important for maintaining good vision, especially in low light.

Some key sources of Vitamin A are: eggs, meat, milk, cheese, cream, liver, kidney, cod, and halibut fish oil.

This key nutrient is fat-soluble, which means that you don't need to intake it everyday, because whatever your body does not immediately need is stored for future use. You should be able to get all that you need from a healthy, balanced diet.

Another source of this key nutrient is Beta-carotene, which is found in many vegetables. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant, so it protects the body's cells from damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are believed to contribute to certain chronic diseases and play a role in aging. Good sources of Beta-carotene are carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, squash, cantaloupe, pink grapefruit, apricots, broccoli, spinach, and man of the dark leafy green vegetables.

If you don't get enough of this important nutrient you may develop vision problems or become more susceptible to diseases. However, it is important not to get too much of this nutrient because in large amounts it can cause serious illness in adults and birth defects in children. The recommended amount of this nutrient for adults is 0.7 mg a day for men, and 0.6 mg a day for women.