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Vitaminsandtheirimportance
VitaminName

ChemicalNames

ImportantFor

DeficiencyCauses

HealthyVision

VitaminA

VitaminB1

BetaCaroteneorRetinol

Thiamine

Source
Yellow/Orange

BoneDevelopment

Vegetables

ImmuneSystem

Greenleafyvegetables

Itsagoodantioxidant

NightBlindness

MetabolismofCarbohydrates

BeriBeri

FunctioningofNervesand

WernickeKorsakoff

Cardiovascularsystem

syndrome

Fish,Eggs

Grains,Beans,Eggs

FormationofRBC
Metabolismofcarbohydratesand
VitaminB2

Riboflavin

Greenleafyvegetables,

fats

Ariboflavinosis

Milkproducts,Dal

HealthySkin
Releaseofenergyfrom

Grains,nuts,groundnut,

VitaminB3

Niacin

carbohydrates,fats,proteins

Pellagra

milk

VitaminB5

PantothenicAcid

Importforenzymesynthesis

Paresthesia

Meat,Dal,Fish

VitaminB6

Pyridoxine

CreationofRBCandHormones

Anemia

Chicken

VitaminB7

Biotin

MaintainBloodSugarlevel

Dermatitis

Dal

Grains,Bananas,

CellGrowth

VitaminB9

FolicAcid

DNASynthesis

Beans,Greenleafy

RNASynthesis

vegetables,orange,milk

Cellproduction

BirthDefects

products

Maintenanceofbrainfunctionand
nervoussystem
VitaminB12

Cyanocobalamin

Seafood,milkproducts,

ProductionofRBC

Anemia

liver

Boneformation

Scurvy

Citrusfruits,onion

Bonegrowth

Rickets

synthesizeit

Osteomalacia

codliveroil

Antioxidant
HealingofWounds
VitaminC

AscorbicAcid

Humanbodycan
VitaminD

Calciferol

CalciumandPhosphorusabsorption

VitaminE

Tocopherol

MaintainRBC

VitaminK

Phylloquinone

ClottingofBlood

Antioxidant
Wheat,Spinach

Greenleafyvegetables,

Like

Bleeding

Cauliflower

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