Factsheet for autism therapy: vitamin A (retinoic acid)

definition of vitamin A (retinoic acid): A fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal vision. It belongs to a family of associated molecules called retinoids. Different forms of vitamin A can be found in many different types of food such as liver, sweet potato, and carrots.
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What is it?

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is required by the body and found naturally in many foods. Vitamin A is found in liver, sweet potato, carrots, kale, butter, spinach, leafy vegetables, pumpkin, and other fruits and vegetables. Vitamin A helps the body have healthy vision, skin, and bones (1, 2). Vitamin A is also believed to help with sensory perception, language, and attention (3).

Vitamin A can be bought in different forms: carotenoids, retinyl acetate, retinol, palmitate, or cod liver oil (4). Carotenoids are also found in foods can be broken down in the body to form vitamin A.

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Synonyms for vitamin A (retinoic acid) include: retinoic acid, retinoid, vitamin A
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