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I-Vitamin A iyisondlo esibalulekile esidingwa umzimba wakho ukuze ube nombono ophilile, ukusebenza komzimba, nokukhula kwamaseli. Iza ngezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko: i-retinol (evela emithonjeni yezilwane) kanye ne-beta-carotene (evela emithonjeni yezitshalo), kokubili okungasetshenziswa umzimba wakho ukugcina imisebenzi ebalulekile.
Le vithamini encibilika emafutheni idlala indima ebalulekile ekugcineni amehlo akho enempilo, isekela amasosha akho omzimba, futhi isiza izitho zakho ukuthi zisebenze kahle. Ngenkathi abantu abaningi bethola i-vitamin A eyanele ekudleni kwabo, abanye bangase badinge izithasiselo noma ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngemithamo ephezulu.
I-Vitamin A inezinhlobo eziningi ezibalulekile emzimbeni wakho. Yaziwa kakhulu ngokusekela umbono, ikakhulukazi umbono wasebusuku, nokugcina isikhumba esinempilo nezicubu ze-mucous.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome izithasiselo ze-vitamin A uma unesifo, esingenzeka ngenxa yokudla okungahlelekile, izimo ezithile zezokwelapha, noma izinkinga zokumunca izakhamzimba. Ukuntula kwe-Vitamin A kuvamile emazweni asathuthuka kodwa kungase futhi kuthinte abantu abanezifo zokugaya ukudla noma izifo ezingapheli.
Nawa amasu amakhulu ezokwelapha okuthatha i-vitamin A:
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase banikeze i-vitamin A ngezimo ezithile zezokwelapha, nakuba lokhu kufanele kwenziwe ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha ngenxa yengozi yobuthi.
I-Vitamin A isebenza ngokuguqula ibe izinhlobo ezisebenzayo ezingasetshenziswa umzimba wakho ngemisebenzi ehlukahlukene. Uma uthatha i-vitamin A, isibindi sakho siyayigcina futhi siyikhiphe njengoba idingeka emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Emehlweni akho, i-vitamin A isiza ukudala i-rhodopsin, iphrotheni ekuvumela ukuthi ubone ezimweni zokukhanya okuphansi. Yingakho ukuntuleka kwe-vitamin A kuvame ukuvela kuqala njengobumpumputhe ebusuku noma ubunzima bokubona ekukhanyeni okuncane.
Ngohlelo lwakho lomzimba lokuzivikela, i-vitamin A isiza ukugcina ubuqotho besikhumba sakho nezicubu ezinamafinyila, ezisebenza njengezithiyo ezingeni lezifo. Futhi isekela ukuthuthukiswa nokusebenza kwamaseli amhlophe egazi alwa namagciwane ayingozi namagciwane.
Njengesithasiselo, i-vitamin A ithathwa njengephakathi nendawo. Isebenza ekwelapheni ukuntuleka kodwa idinga ukulinganiswa ngokucophelela ngoba okuningi kungaba yingozi, ngokungafani namavithamini ancibilika emanzini angasuswa kalula umzimba wakho.
Indlela othatha ngayo i-vitamin A incike ohlotsheni olubekiwe kanye nezidingo zakho ezithile. Abantu abaningi bathatha izithasiselo ze-vitamin A ngomlomo ngokudla ukuze bathuthukise ukumuncwa futhi banciphise ukuphazamiseka kwesisu.
Njengoba i-vitamin A incibilika emafutheni, ukuyithatha nokudla okuqukethe amafutha athile kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uyimunce kangcono. Awudingi amafutha amaningi - ngisho nenani elincane elivela kumantongomane, i-avocado, noma uwoyela womnqumo kungasiza.
Ezithasiselweni zomlomo, nazi izinto okufanele uzazi:
Ezimweni zokuntuleka okukhulu, udokotela wakho angase ancome imijovo ye-intramuscular, enikezwa ngqo emsipheni. Le ndlela iqinisekisa ukumuncwa okungcono lapho izithasiselo zomlomo zingasebenzi noma lapho othile engakwazi ukuthatha amaphilisi.
Umujovo ngokuvamile unikezwa ngumhlinzeki wezempilo endaweni yezokwelapha. Uzowuthola engalweni yakho engenhla noma emsipheni wethanga, futhi inqubo iyashesha futhi ivame ukubekezeleleka kahle.
Isikhathi sokuthatha isithasiselo se-vitamin A sincike ekutheni uyithathaphi nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emthini. Ukuze welapha ukuntuleka, abantu abaningi badinga izithasiselo amasonto amaningana kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuze kube yilapho amazinga abo ejwayelekile.
Udkt wakho cishe uzoqapha amazinga akho e-vitamin A ngokusebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze anqume ukuthi ungasayeki nini ukuthatha izithasiselo. Lokhu kubalulekile ngoba i-vitamin A ingaqongelela emzimbeni wakho futhi ibangele ubuthi uma ithathwa isikhathi eside ngemithamo ephezulu.
Ngemuva kokuntuleka okuncane, ungase udinge izithasiselo izinyanga ezi-2-3. Izimo ezinzima kakhulu zingadinga izinyanga ezi-6 noma ngaphezulu, ikakhulukazi uma kunezimo ezingaphansi ezithinta ukumuncwa.
Uma uthatha i-vitamin A ngenxa yesimo esithile sezokwelapha, udkt wakho uzokwenza uhlelo lokwelapha olwenzelwe wena. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-vitamin A ebekiwe ngokuphazima kweso ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekubuyeni kwezimpawu zokuntuleka.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-vitamin A kahle uma ithathwa njengoba kuyalelwe, kodwa imiphumela emibi ingenzeka, ikakhulukazi ngemithamo ephezulu. Okubalulekile ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwemiphumela ejwayelekile, yesikhashana nezimpawu zobuthi be-vitamin A.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile evame ukuba mnene futhi yesikhashana ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela isithasiselo noma uma usithatha nokudla esikhundleni sesisu esingenalutho.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingabonisa ubuthi be-vitamin A, obudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Qaphela lezi zimpawu zokuxwayisa:
Ubuthi be-Vitamin A bungenzeka kakhulu ngemithamo ephezulu ethathwa isikhathi eside. Yingakho kubalulekile ukulandela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho yokulinganisa ngokucophelela futhi uye ekuhlolweni okuvamile.
Ngenkathi i-vitamin A ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abaningi, abanye abantu kufanele bayigweme noma bayisebenzise ngaphansi kokugadwa okuqinile kwezokwelapha. Ukuphepha kwakho kuyinto eza kuqala lapho kucatshangelwa noma yisiphi isithasiselo.
Akufanele uthathe izithasiselo ze-vitamin A uma usuvele unamazinga aphezulu e-vitamin A emzimbeni wakho, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ebuthini obuyingozi. Udokotela wakho angahlola isimo sakho se-vitamin A ngezivivinyo zegazi ngaphambi kokuqala ukwengezwa.
Nawa amaqembu abalulekile okufanele agweme noma asebenzise i-vitamin A ngokucophelela:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuxoxa nge-vitamin A nodokotela wakho. Ngenkathi i-vitamin A ethile idingeka ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, okuningi kungalimaza ingane yakho esakhula.
Abantu abanezimo ezingapheli njengesifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, noma izifo ze-autoimmune kufanele futhi baxhumane nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala izithasiselo ze-vitamin A, njengoba lezi zimo zingase zithinte indlela umzimba wakho oucubungula ngayo i-vitamin.
I-Vitamin A itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo kanye namafomula ajwayelekile. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu ozothola zihlanganisa i-Aquasol A, evame ukusetshenziselwa imijovo, kanye nezithasiselo ezihlukahlukene ze-vitamin A ezivamile.
Ama-multivitamins amaningi aqukethe i-vitamin A, nakuba ngokuvamile ngamanani amancane kunezithasiselo ezizimele. Lapho ukhetha umkhiqizo, funa imikhiqizo ehlolwe ngumuntu wesithathu ukuze kutholakale ubumsulwa namandla.
Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde umehluko phakathi kwemikhiqizo nemithi. Eminye imikhiqizo iqukethe uvithamini A njenge-retinyl palmitate, kanti eminye isebenzisa i-beta-carotene, okuyilokho umzimba wakho okuguqula ube uvithamini A njengoba kudingeka.
Uma ungenakukwazi ukuthatha izithasiselo zikavithamini A, ziningi ezinye izindlela ongazicabangela. Indlela engcono kakhulu ivame ukuba ukwandisa ukudla kwakho ukudla okucebile ngo-vitamin A, okunikeza umsoco ngendlela elula ukuthi umzimba wakho ukwazi ukuyilawula.
Imithombo emihle yokudla kavithamini A ihlanganisa isibindi, izinhlanzi, imikhiqizo yobisi, kanye nemifino ewolintshi noma ephuzi njengemifino yezinqathe, amazambane amnandi, kanye nesipinashi. Lokhu kudla kunikeza i-beta-carotene, okuyilokho umzimba wakho okuguqula ube uvithamini A njengoba kudingeka.
Kubantu abangakwazi ukumunca uvithamini A kahle ngohlelo lwabo lokugaya ukudla, udokotela wakho angase ancome:
Ngezinye izikhathi enye indlela engcono kakhulu ukwelapha isimo esingaphansi esibangela ukuntuleka kukavithamini A, njengezifo zokugaya ukudla noma izifo ezingamahlalakhona ezithinta ukumuncwa komsoco.
Uvithamini A ne-beta-carotene ngamunye unokuhle kwawo, nokuthi iyiphi engcono kuncike esimweni sakho esithile. Zombili zingasiza ekubhekaneni nokuntuleka kukavithamini A, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile emzimbeni wakho.
Uvithamini A (retinol) yindlela esebenzayo umzimba wakho ongayisebenzisa ngokushesha. Inamandla kakhulu futhi isebenza ngokushesha ekwelapheni ukuntuleka okukhulu, kodwa futhi inengozi enkulu yokuba nobuthi uma uthatha okuningi.
I-Beta-carotene iyisithako esandulelayo umzimba wakho okuguqula ube uvithamini A njengoba kudingeka. Lolu hlelo lokulawula olwakhelwe ngaphakathi lwenza luphephe kakhulu - umzimba wakho ngeke uguqule okungaphezu kwalokho okudingayo, ngakho-ke ubuthi abujwayelekile.
Kubantu abaningi abanokushoda okuncane, izithasiselo ze-beta-carotene zivame ukukhethwa ngoba ziphephe kakhulu futhi zisebenza kahle. Kodwa-ke, uma unesifo esikhulu noma izinkinga zokumunca, udokotela wakho angase ancome uvithamini A ukuze uthole imiphumela esheshayo.
Uvithamini A ngokuvamile uphephe kubantu abanesifo sikashukela uma ethathwa njengoba kuyalelwe. Eqinisweni, olunye ucwaningo luphakamisa ukuthi uvithamini A angasiza ekulawuleni ushukela wegazi nokunciphisa izinkinga ezihlobene nesifo sikashukela.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele basebenzisane eduze nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo lapho bethatha izithasiselo zikavithamini A. Isifo sikashukela singathinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo izakhamzimba, futhi eminye imithi yesifo sikashukela ingase isebenzisane novithamini A.
Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuqapha amazinga akho kashukela wegazi eduze lapho uqala ukuthatha uvithamini A, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithamo ephezulu yokwelashwa kokushoda.
Uma ngengozi uthatha uvithamini A omningi, ungapheli amandla, kodwa ukuthathe ngokungathí sina. Umthamo owodwa omkhulu akunakwenzeka ukuthi ulimaze kakhulu, kodwa kufanele ushayele udokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Qaphela izimpawu zobuthi obukhulu buvithamini A, obungabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, ikhanda elibuhlungu, isiyezi, nombono ongacacile. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuvela kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemva kokuthatha umthamo omkhulu.
Shayela udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma unezimpawu ezinzima. Ngezimpawu ezithambile, phuza amanzi amaningi futhi gwema ukuthatha uvithamini A omningi uze ukhulume nomhlinzeki wezempilo.
Ukuvimbela ukweqisa okuzayo, hlola kabili umthamo wakho ngaphambi kokuthatha izithasiselo futhi uzigcine ngokuphepha kude nezingane.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-vitamin A, yithathe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Esimeni esinjalo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yokuba nobuthi be-vitamin A. Njengoba i-vitamin A igcinwa esibindini sakho, ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kuphazamise ngokushesha amazinga akho e-vitamin A.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha isikhumbuzi sansuku zonke noma uthathe i-vitamin A yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke njengengxenye yomkhuba wakho. Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ukuthatha izithasiselo nge-breakfast noma isidlo sakusihlwa.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-vitamin A lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi amazinga akho e-vitamin A abuyele kwajwayelekile futhi izimpawu zakho zokuntuleka zixazululiwe. Lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqapha isimo sakho se-vitamin A ngezivivinyo zegazi nokuhlolwa komzimba. Bazofuna ukuthuthuka ezimpawini ezinjengobumpumputhe ebusuku, izinkinga zesikhumba, noma ukusebenza komzimba.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-vitamin A ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungaholela ekubuyeni kwezimpawu zokuntuleka, kuyilapho ukuyeka sekwephuzile kungandisa ingozi yakho yobuthi.
Uma usuyekile ukuthatha izithasiselo, udokotela wakho angase ancome izinguquko ekudleni noma ukuqapha ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi amazinga akho e-vitamin A ahlala alungile.
Ungayithatha i-vitamin A ngezithasiselo eziningi, kodwa ezinye izinhlanganisela zidinga ukuqapha. Ngaso sonke isikhathi yazisa udokotela wakho ngazo zonke izithasiselo nemithi oyithathayo ukuze ugweme ukusebenzisana okungase kube yingozi.
I-Vitamin A isebenza kahle ne-vitamin D namanye amavithamini ancibilika emafutheni, futhi ukuwathatha ndawonye nokudla kungathuthukisa ukumuncwa. Nokho, gwema ukuthatha i-vitamin A nezinye izithasiselo eziqukethe i-vitamin A, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yobuthi.
Qaphela ikakhulukazi ngamaphilisi ensimbi, njengoba uvithamini A ungakhuphula ukumuncwa kwensimbi. Nakuba lokhu kungaba usizo uma unesifo sokuntuleka kwensimbi, kungaba yinkinga uma usuvele unamazinga ensimbi alungile.
Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukusebenzisana okungenzeka futhi asikisele isikhathi esingcono sokuthatha izithasiselo eziningi ngokuphepha.
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