A group of researchers concluded that vitamin A has a beneficial effect on the immunity of the unborn baby. For a child, this vitamin is a kind of shield against infections when it grows up and becomes completely adult.

According to scientists from the Netherlands, a sufficient level of vitamin A in the body of a pregnant woman has a long-term effect on the immune system of a mother and her baby. The results of this large-scale study are published in one of the latest issues of the journal Nature.

Scientists conducted an experiment in laboratory conditions on female pregnant rats. Having previously divided pregnant females into two subgroups. So one of them regularly received food with the addition of vitamin A, and the second was deprived of vitamin supplementation.

At the end of the study, scientists were convinced of the importance of this vitamin for the development of the fetus. Its deficiency provoked the appearance of various vision problems, skin diseases, impaired bone metabolism, and increased susceptibility to all kinds of viruses.

The offspring whose mothers received vitamin A had better developed lymphoid organs that support the immune response. In young rat pups, which had a less developed this indicator, infectious diseases occurred much more often. According to scientists, the proven pattern is true for people.

It is worth noting that vitamin A is part of carrots, broccoli, lettuce, parsley, butter, egg yolks, beef liver and many other products.