Add these vitamin A rich foods to your diet to reduce risk of skin cancer and get healthy skin

New Delhi: Nutrients play an important role in keeping us healthy, and reducing the risk of various diseases. Many diseases and disorders can be caused due to a deficiency of a particular nutrient while consuming a nutrient in the right quantities can put off the risk of a disease or a disorder.

According to a recent report, a study has found that the intake of vitamin A can affect a person’s risk of cancer. The study, which took into account about 125,000 Americans found that people who had the highest intake of vitamin A lowered their risk of squamous cell skin cancer by 15 per cent. Vitamin A is also otherwise very healthy for the skin – it helps to get glowing skin, reduce blemishes and marks and makes the skin healthy.

The most common and best source of vitamin A is food. If you want to increase your intake of vitamin A, you should consume the foods mentioned in the video below.

Apart from giving you healthy skin, vitamin A has the following health benefits:

Prevents night blindness
Keeps symptoms of ageing at bay
Improves immunity
Reduces acne and blemishes
Improves bone health
Improves heart health
Boost reproductive system