Make a chart on vitamins and minerals, their sources their functions and also name a disease that may occur due to their defeciency.

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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 Function
Vitamin A Fish liver oil, carrots,
butter and milk
Xerophthalmia,
night blindness
Healthy for eyes, skin, teeth etc.
Vitamin B1 Yeast, milk, green vegetables and cereals Beri beri Iron absorption
Immune functioning
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 Strengthening of blood vessels, antioxidant function
Vitamin D Exposure to sunlight,
fish and egg yolk
Rickets and osteomalacia Required for healthy bones
Vitamin E Vegetable oils like wheat germ oil, sunflower oil Increased fragility of
RBCs and muscular
weakness
Blood circulation
Vitamin K Green leafy vegetables Delay of blood clotting Blood coagulation

Following minerals are required by the body:
Minerals Deficiency diseases Function
Sodium Hyponatremia Proper fluid balance, muscle contraction
Chloride Chlorine-deficiency Proper fluid balance, stomach acid
Potassium Hypokalaemia Nerve transmission, muscle contraction
Calcium Hypocalcemia For healthy tooth and bones
Iodine Goitre Regulate growth and metabolism
Iron Anaemia Oxygen carrier in the body

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                               VITAMIN                                      -                                              DEFICIENCY DISEASE
  1. VITAMIN      A                                                  -                                        NIGHT BLINDNESS
  2. VITAMIN      B                                                  -                                        BERIBERI
  3. VITAMIN      C                                                  -                                        SCURVY
  4. VITAMIN      D                                                  -                                        RICKETS
  5. CALCIUM                                                          -                                       BONE AND TOOTH DECAY
  6. IODINE                                                               -                                       GOITER
  7. IRON                                                                   -                                       ANAEMIA
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