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Vitamin A is pretty scarce in many diets, yet a 2010 paper shows that sufficient vitamin A produces 30% increase in ATP production. [0] ATP facilitates energy transfer between cells [5]
Lots of sources including wikipedia vitamin A page [6] don't seem to recognize the role of Vitamin A in energy transfer between cells. [2] [4] Wikipedia page for ATP does not mention the link with Vitamin A either. [7]
There are reports of Vitamin A supplements producing psychological productivity energy boost akin to caffeine. [1]
One cup of boiled carrots is sufficient daily intake of vitamin A. [2] Boiling the carrots increases vitamin A absorption due to breaking down the cellulose in carrots. [2]
Other sources include cooked tuna, cooked squash or pumpkin, cooked sweet potato, cooked spinach/kale/collard/chard/bok choy, or beef/fish liver. [3] If you aren't eating a good amount of these foods every day you are likely deficient.
VitaminA Vitamin-A (algolia has trouble with "Vitamin A" searches)
[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812036/
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/cxm1pg/vitamin_a_increase_in_energy/
[2]: https://www.livestrong.com/article/542992-does-boiling-carrots-destroy-the-nutrients/
[3]: https://www.myfooddata.com/articles/food-sources-of-vitamin-A.php
[4]: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin-a/art-20365945
[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate
[6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_A
[7]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate
Vitamin A is pretty scarce in many diets, yet a 2010 paper shows that sufficient vitamin A produces 30% increase in ATP production. [0] ATP facilitates energy transfer between cells [5]
Lots of sources including wikipedia vitamin A page [6] don't seem to recognize the role of Vitamin A in energy transfer between cells. [2] [4] Wikipedia page for ATP does not mention the link with Vitamin A either. [7]
There are reports of Vitamin A supplements producing psychological productivity energy boost akin to caffeine. [1]
One cup of boiled carrots is sufficient daily intake of vitamin A. [2] Boiling the carrots increases vitamin A absorption due to breaking down the cellulose in carrots. [2]
Other sources include cooked tuna, cooked squash or pumpkin, cooked sweet potato, cooked spinach/kale/collard/chard/bok choy, or beef/fish liver. [3] If you aren't eating a good amount of these foods every day you are likely deficient.
VitaminA Vitamin-A (algolia has trouble with "Vitamin A" searches)
[0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2812036/
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/cxm1pg/vitamin_a_increase_in_energy/
[2]: https://www.livestrong.com/article/542992-does-boiling-carrots-destroy-the-nutrients/
[3]: https://www.myfooddata.com/articles/food-sources-of-vitamin-A.php
[4]: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin-a/art-20365945
[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate
[6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_A
[7]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenosine_triphosphate