Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by bones become brittle and porous, with a greater risk of fractures. There are people more prone to suffering from it than others, but, in any case, what everyone can do to keep their bones stronger is to make changes in their lifestyle, such as the one that concerns us today, which is related to vitamin A.
Studies have found a link between high intake of preformed vitamin A and lower levels of bone mineral density. And when these levels drop, there is a risk factor for osteoporosis, which is why controlling the intake of foods that include this nutrient is one of those changes in lifestyle that we referred to earlier.
Preformed Vitamin A found in foods of animal origin, supplements, and fortified foods. Scientists have not yet been able to determine the cause of this relationship, but they suspect that the loss of bone mineral density could be caused by more than just vitamin A. Future research will shed light on this question.
Meanwhile, if what we want is to prevent osteoporosis at any age, what we must do is try to ensure that most of the vitamin A in the diet comes from fruits and vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, spinach ...), which supply interesting amounts of beta-carotene. Once ingested, the body transforms it into vitamin A. Unlike preformed vitamin A, high beta-carotene intake does not pose any health risk.
Also, do not forget get enough calcium (milk, yogurt ...) and vitamin D (egg yolk, salmon, tuna, liver ...). However, even doing everything possible through diet, there are cases in which there is no noticeable improvement. When this happens, the possibility of taking nutritional supplements should be discussed with the doctor.