May 3, 2009

Taking Too Much Vitamin A

Filed under: global health, skin, tips — cgc @ 2:26 am

You may have heard that vitamin A helps to cure acne. What you may not know is that if you take too much of it, vitamin A can accumulate in your liver to dangerous levels and cause serious health problems. Get your vitamin A from veggies. Good sources include leafy greens (like spinach and watercress) and orange veggies (like sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and carrots).

There are safer derivatives of vitamin A to treat your acne — topical Retinoids and oral Accutane — that your healthcare provider can prescribe.

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