Is usable vitamin A used for people with kidney disease?

July 13th, 2008 | by admin |
kidney disease
John B asked:


I’ve been diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease and was recently prescribed “usable vitamin A”. My doctor’s explanation was sort of fuzzy and incomplete.

Marie
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    1. One Response to “Is usable vitamin A used for people with kidney disease?”

    2. By aWellWisher on Jul 14, 2008 | Reply

      For Vit D, kidneys are necessary to turn it into usable compound (alpha-calcidol). I don’t know if same is true about vit A. Maybe your doctor advised usable vit D.
      Vitamin A is found in two forms - Retinol (preformed Vitamin A) or Retinoids (beta-carotene). Beta carotene is the precursor of vit A. In one way vit A can be the usable form as beta carotene will need to be converted to vit A for use.
      Hope it helps.
      Good luck!

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