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Vitamins, their sources & Diseases caused due To their deficiencies

Vitamins, Their Sources And Diseases Caused Due To Their Deficiencies

Name of the vitamin	Main source	Disease caused due to their deficiencies
Vitamin A	Milk, carrot, egg, animal, fat, etc.	Night blindness
Vitamin B₁ (Thiamine)	Cereals, pulses, carrots	Beriberi
Vitamin B₂ (Riboflavin)	Liver, kidney, milk	Chilosis, dermatitis
Vitamin B₆ (Pyridoxine)	Yeast, cereals, liver	Anaemia
Niacin (Nicotinic Acid)	Peas, tomato, eggs	Polyneuritis
Folic Acid	Green leafy vegetables, meat, egg	Anaemia
Pantothenic Acid	Kidney, meat, yeast	Dermatitis
Vitamin B₁₂ (Cyanocobalamin)	Milk, liver, meat	Pernicious anaemia
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)	Lemons, milk, oranges, fresh fruits and vegetables	Scurvy, sore mouth and gums bleeding
Vitamin D (Calciferol)	Dairy products, sun rays, eggs, oily fish, milk	Many diseases of the bones, rickets in children, osteomalacia
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)	Milk, beef, soyabeens, egg yolk	Interferes with reproduction and causes abortion and menstrual irregularities
Vitamin K (Menadione)	Fish, peas and green vegetables	Causes the delayed clotting of blood

THE DISEASES OF THE HUMAN BODY

Name of the disease	Caused by	Affected part of the human body
Anaemia	Deficiency of haemoglobin	Weakness in the immune system of the body
Aids (acquired immuno deficiency syndrome)	Virus
Asthma	Allergens	Lungs
Diabetes	Less production of insulin hormone which causes an increase in the sugar level of the blood	Pancreas and blood
Diphtheria	Bacteria	Throat
Glaucoma	High pressure in the eyes	Eyes
Goitre	Deficiency of iodine	Throat
Hepatitis	Virus (mainly)
Malaria	Plasmodium	Jaundice
Polio	Virus	Legs
Rheumatism	Streptococcus bacteria in children	Joins
Tonsillitis	Bacterial and viral infection	Glands in throat
Tuberculosis	Bacteria	Lungs

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