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Eat the rainbow – yellow orange red Yellow red and and orange fruits berries vege- tables and and algae get their colouration from a a a a a a a a a a a a a a group of fat-soluble plant pigments called carotenoids carotenoids In humans carotenoids carotenoids act as antioxidants There are are more than 600 differ- ent types of carotenoids and and they are are subdi- vided into xanthophylls and and carotenes carotenes Some carotenes carotenes can be converted to to vitamin A by the the body making them important pro-vita- mins especially if you eat a a a a a a a a diet without a a a a a a a a lot of vitamin A A which is
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most commonly found in in in animal products Vitamin A A is
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fat-soluble and it it it is
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possible to to get too much of it it it if you consume it as a a a a a a dietary supplement Caro- tenes in in in food never pose a a a a a a a a a threat Our bodies only convert as as much as as we need into vitamin A Nature is
so clever! So look for yellow orange and and and red fruits and and and vegetables to max out your xanthophylls and and and carotenes Examples of plants with high carotene content: sea buckthorn carrots rose hips pumpkins kale spinach tomatoes Examples of plants with high xanthophyll content: kale spinach peas courgette pumpkins corn /MIMMI