Vegan Vitamin A Deficiency Article:
Some are critical of vegan or plant-based diets because they feel they won’t supply enough Vitamin A for those who are genetically ill equipped to convert carotenoids into the retinol (useful) form of Vitamin A.
They point to most of subsaharan Africa and parts of Asia, where people eat mostly plant foods and have soaring rates of Vitamin A deficiency: night blindness and corneal scaring, immune and thyroid problems, and other related issues.
If people in developed countries give up Vitamin A-rich meat, dairy, and eggs, they argue, the part of the population which doesn’t convert carotenoids into retinol efficiently will become Vitamin A deficient too.
In this video we’re going to dive into whether or not this is a legitimate concern, and if large parts of the population really are genetically ill equipped to convert carotenoids into Vitamin A.
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