Vitamin Trader - Healthy Discounts on Quality Vitamins

If you don't have enough vitamin A, micoroorganisms can penetrate the body's skin and mucus membranes (including the lungs). British Medical Journal 1988;297:834-5.

Until recently, it was believed that supplementing Vitamin A could help immunity only if a person had a deficiency. But a recent South African study reported that children with measles could benefit from vitamin A even though they weren't deficient.

This may be because infections cause a reduction in the body's ability to store vitamin A. Without normal storage, extra A may be necessary. Remember, don't take more than 25,000 IU (7,500 IU if you are pregnant) a day without first talking to your nutrition oriented doctor. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1987;46:91).

If you prefer, you can take beta carotene. Beta carotene is a vegetarian form of vitamin A that the body can convert.