name the desease of vitamin A,B,C,D,E and K deficiency - EVS - Food

Question

name the desease of vitamin A,B,C,D,E and K deficiency?

G. Lakshmi · Accepted Answer

Vitamins are classified into two groups depending upon their
solubility in water and fat
1 Water-soluble vitamins: Vitamin C, B-group
vitamins (B1, B2, B6,
B12)
2 Fat-soluble vitamins: Vitamins A, D, E and
K
Some vitamins with their sources and the diseases caused by
their deficiency are given in the following table

Name of vitamins

Sources

Deficiency diseases

Vitamin A

Fish liver oil, carrots,
butter and milk

Xerophthalmia,
night blindness

Vitamin B1

Yeast, milk, green vegetables and cereals

Beri beri

Vitamin B2

Milk, egg-white, liver,
kidney

Cheilosis, digestive disorders and burning sensation of the
skin

Vitamin B6

Yeast, milk, egg yolk,
cereals and grams

Convulsions

Vitamin B12

Meat, fish, egg and
curd

Pernicious anaemia

Vitamin C

Citrus fruits, amla and
green leafy vegetables

Scurvy

Vitamin D

Exposure to sunlight,
fish and egg yolk

Rickets and osteomalacia

Vitamin E

Vegetable oils like wheat germ oil, sunflower oil

Increased fragility of
RBCs and muscular
weakness

Vitamin K

Green leafy vegetables

Delay of blood clotting

Name of vitamins	Sources	Deficiency diseases
Vitamin A	Fish liver oil, carrots, butter and milk	Xerophthalmia, night blindness
Vitamin B₁	Yeast, milk, green vegetables and cereals	Beri beri
Vitamin B₂	Milk, egg-white, liver, kidney	Cheilosis, digestive disorders and burning sensation of the skin
Vitamin B₆	Yeast, milk, egg yolk, cereals and grams	Convulsions
Vitamin B₁₂	Meat, fish, egg and curd	Pernicious anaemia
Vitamin C	Citrus fruits, amla and green leafy vegetables	Scurvy
Vitamin D	Exposure to sunlight, fish and egg yolk	Rickets and osteomalacia
Vitamin E	Vegetable oils like wheat germ oil, sunflower oil	Increased fragility of RBCs and muscular weakness
Vitamin K	Green leafy vegetables	Delay of blood clotting