Vitamins and their Deficiency Diseases
Vitamins and their Deficiency Diseases
Vitamin
|
Chemical Name
|
Food Sources
|
Deficiency
Diseases
|
A
|
Retinol
|
Milk, Eggs, Fish,
Butter, Cheese and Liver
|
Night Blindness,
Skin dryness
|
B1
|
Thiamine
|
Legumes, Grains,
nuts
|
Beri- Beri
|
B2
|
Riboflavin
|
Egg, Milk, Cheese,
Nuts, Bread products
|
Inflammation of
tongue, Sores in the Mouth corners
|
B3
|
Niacin
|
Meat, Fish, Peanuts,
Grains
|
Skin disease,
Diarrhea, Depression, Dementia
|
B5
|
Pantothenic Acid
|
Eggs, Liver, Dairy
products
|
Fatigue, Muscle
cramp, Pellagra
|
B6
|
Pyridoxine
|
Organ meats, Cereals
|
Anaemia, Kidney
stones, Nausea, Depression
|
B12
|
Cyanocobalamin
|
Meat, Fish
|
Pale skin,
Constipation, Fatigue
|
C
|
Ascorbic acid
|
Oranges, Tomatoes,
Citrus fruits
|
Scurvy, Anaemia
|
D
|
Calciferol
|
Direct Sunlight,
Fish Oil, Eggs
|
Rickets,
Osteomalacia
|
E
|
Tocopherol
|
Vegetable oils,
Tomatoes, Almonds, Meat, Eggs
|
Neurological
problems, Problems of Reproductive System
|
K
|
Phylloquinone or
Naphthoquinone
|
Soyabeans, Leafy
vegetables, Dairy products, Meat
|
Failure to clot
blood
|
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