Hey everyone. So im very new to tracking mircros and I noticed I had some sweet potatoes and my vitamin a intake jumped up 900 percent over the RDA
Im confused as to how thats possible because from what I understood Vitamin A is fat soluble and one shouldn’t take in more then the recommended daily amount
How can a serving of sweet potatoes be that insanely high in vitamin a.
How does this not cause issues?
Plant based foods contain carotenoids, which are provitamins for vitamin A. They’re safe in high doses when eaten from plants. The body converts what it needs to A and the rest are stored or act as antioxidants.
What you have to be careful with are retinols from animal based foods like liver. You can OD on them and die.
I ate so many sweet potatoes when i was a teenager that the palms of my hands were yellow. My friends teased me that I had jaundice lmao.
I don’t eat so many these days and I’m in fine health so I think you’re okay.