As the nationwide measles outbreak grows, so has the conversation around vitamin A. The vitamin has been touted as a way to prevent measles in anti-vaccine groups and by some leaders in government ...

Your body can’t make vitamin A on its own, so it relies on certain foods or supplements to get it. (Getty Images) ...

Vitamin A is pivotal for performing numerous body functions including enhancing vision, building immunity, and promoting skin health. While foods like liver, carrots, and sweet potatoes are rich ...

(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(Jose Luis Magana / AP) Texas health experts are warning that vitamin A — found in food and in supplements such as cod liver oil — is not an alternative to measles ...

But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services, has suggested that vitamin A supplements are just as useful as vaccines. “Studies have found that vitamin ...

Although your body will store excess vitamin A, some research shows having more than 1.5mg a day over many years may weaken bones. In older people, this can lead to fractures as they are more ...

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection. By Teddy Rosenbluth Doctors in West Texas are ...