Vitamin A or Beta Carotene?

Beta Carotene is available in yellow and green (leafy) plants such as spinach, carrots, mango, red peppers, apricots, and melons. It is possible for Vitamin A and Beta Carotene to turn your skin a yellowish-orange. Many people are confused about the association between Vitamin A and Beta Carotene. Vitamin A can be made in the body by the break down of Beta Carotene into Vitamin A on an as needed basis. Sometimes this is confused and you'll find information stating that Vitamin A is turned into Beta Carotene by the body-this is not so. Beta Carotene is called the precursor to Vitamin A, but of course it is possible for the human body to obtain Vitamin A from the natural and pharmaceutical world. Any animal will store Vitamin A in its liver, so a diet high in this meat View the rest of this article