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.
Following minerals are required by the body:
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Please find below the solution to the asked query
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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