Types of Vitamins, their sources and deficiency diseases

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Types of Vitamins, their sources and deficiency diseases
Vitamin	Chemical Name	Food Sources	Deficiency Diseases
A	Retinol	Milk, eggs, fish, butter, cheese and liver.	Night blindness, Skin dryness.
B1	Thiamine	Legumes, whole grain, nuts.	Beri-beri.
B2	Riboflavin	Egg, milk, cheese, nuts, bread products.	Inflammation of tongue, sores in the corners of the mouth.
B3	Niacin or Nicotinic acid	Meat, fish, pea nuts, whole grain.	Skin disease, diarrhoea, depression, dementia.
B5	Pantothenic Acid	Eggs, liver, dairy products.	Fatigue, muscle cramp, pellagra
B6	Pyridoxine	Organ meats, cereals, corn.	Anaemia, kidney stones, nausea, depression.
B12	Cyanocobalamin	Meat, fish.	Pale skin, constipation, fatigue.
C	Ascorbic acid	Oranges, tomatoes, sweet and white potatoes.	Scurvy, anaemia, ability to Fight infections decreases.
D	Calciferol	Direct sunlight, fish oils, eggs.	Rickets, osteomalacia.
E	Tocopherol	Vegetable oils, olives, tomatoes, almonds, meat, eggs.	Neurological problems, problems of reproductive system.
K	Phylloquinone or Naphthoquinone	Soybeans, green leafy vegetables, dairy products, meat.	Failure to clot blood.

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