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As children grow and develop rapidly, meeting their intense and urgent nutritional needs is essential. Vitamin A is a micronutrient children’s bodies need for a strong immune system, healthy vision, and physical growth and development.
Vitamin A deficiency is a leading cause of preventable childhood blindness, and a major contributor to illness and death.
Vitamin A comes from the foods we eat. Carrots, leafy green vegetables, eggs, and fish are some vitamin A-rich foods. In some countries, staples like milk, cereal, and bread, may also be fortified with vitamin A.
Children who are experiencing food insecurity or facing malnutrition may not get enough vitamin A from their diets. When their needs can’t be met through food alone, vitamin A supplements are an effective and proven way to fill an urgent nutritional gap as children grow and develop.