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