VITAMINS AND THEIR DEFICIENCY DISEASES

VITAMINS AND THEIR 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, Grains, nuts	Beri- Beri
B2	Riboflavin	Egg, Milk, Cheese, Nuts, Bread products	Inflammation of tongue, Sores in the Mouth corners
B3	Niacin	Meat, Fish, Peanuts, Grains	Skin disease, Diarrhea, Depression, Dementia
B5	Pantothenic Acid	Eggs, Liver, Dairy products	Fatigue, Muscle cramp, Pellagra
B6	Pyridoxine	Organ meats, Cereals	Anaemia, Kidney stones, Nausea, Depression
B12	Cyanocobalamin	Meat, Fish	Pale skin, Constipation, Fatigue
C	Ascorbic acid	Oranges, Tomatoes, Citrus fruits	Scurvy, Anaemia
D	Calciferol	Direct Sunlight, Fish Oil, Eggs	Rickets, Osteomalacia
E	Tocopherol	Vegetable oils, Tomatoes, Almonds, Meat, Eggs	Neurological problems, Problems of Reproductive System
K	Phylloquinone or Naphthoquinone	Soyabeans, Leafy vegetables, Dairy products, Meat	Failure to clot blood