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Vitamin
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Requirement
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Function
|
Sources
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Deficiency
|
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Vitamin
A
|
4000-5000
international units
|
A
vitamin is important for preservation and growth of certain cells.
It is essential for eyesight preservation. Also needed to general
development of bones, formation of teeth
|
Milk,
paneer, carrots, fish, leafy vegetables, cod liver oil
|
Night
vision is impaired, slackening of growth of body, abnormilities
in bones and teeth may develop
|
|
Vitamin
B
Group
of B1, B2, B6, B12
|
Each
approximately 0.5 to 5 mg
|
Vitamins
from this group are essential for appetite, health of eye sight,
nervous system and skin
|
Milk,
yeast, wheat, green leaf vegetables, fish, meat(liver)
|
Lack
of B causes disease called Beriberi, cracks in the skin
|
|
Vitamin
C
|
45
mg
|
This helps
in keeping the different cells connected to each other, also
essential for general growth of body
|
Sweet
and sour fruits, indian gooseberry, tomatoes, guava, cabbage
|
Lack
of C vitamin causes Scurvy, weightloss, infertility
|
|
Vitamin
D
|
300-400
international units
|
Essential
for general groth of the body, also makes a vital contribution
in the formation of teeth and bones
|
Sunlight,
milk, eggs, dry fruits
|
Disease
called Rickets is developed in children due to lack of D vitamin
and osteoporosis of bones is another possibility
|
|
Vitamin
E
|
12-15
international units
|
Essential
vitamin for fertility, also strengthens red blood cells and prevents
their disintegration
|
milk,
wheat, vegetables, oils, dry fruits, eggs
|
May
cause infertility
|
|
Vitamin
K
|
1
- 2 mg
|
Essential
for producing prothombin, a substance that is necessary for coagulation
of blood
|
wheat
bran, green leaf, cauliflower, tomatoes, soyabean oil, animal
levers
|
hampers
production of prothombin and thus coagulation doesn't happen.
As a result, high bleeding in a minor injury
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