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Vitamin A
i) Role: Vitamin A plays an important role in growth and body repair, keeps the skin smooth and
essential for vision.
ii) Deficiency: it deficiency causes “Night Blindness”.
iii) Source: Fortified milk, butter, eggs, cream, leafy vegetables, carrot.
Vitamin B1
i) Role: it is an energy building vitamin, help in the digestion of carbohydrates, keep the heart and
muscle stable and necessary for nerves.
ii) Deficiency: its deficiency causes Beri Beri, muscular weakness, cramps and heart swelling.
iii) Source: Pork, cereals, legumes, nuts and seeds.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
i) Role: It is important in forming RBCs, protection of mouth and mucous membrane and skin.
ii) Deficiency: its deficiency causes “Pellagra”
iii) Source: Milk, leafy green vegetables, cereals etc.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
i) Role: Helps in releasing energy from carbohydrates, fats and proteins, very essential for the DNA
synthesis, used to lower elevated LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood, boosts the
level of HDL, the 'good' cholesterol, in the body, essential for the proper digestion of the food etc.
ii) Deficiency: its deficiency causes Loss of appetite, Indigestion, Skin lesions, Mental imbalance
etc.
iii) Source: Meat, poultry, fish, cereals, vegetables, peanuts, butter etc.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
i) Role: it is essential for the production of antibodies, for the CNS and help in protein metabolism in
the body.
ii) Deficiency: Skin problems, Nervous system disorders, Muscle spasms, Sleeplessness.
iii) Source: Meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, fruits etc.
Vitamin D:
i) Role: It is very important for the growth of children.
ii) Deficiency: Its deficiency causes “Rickets” in children and Osteoporosis in adults.
iii) Source: Egg yolk, liver, fish, milk.
Vitamin K:
i) Role: essential for blood clotting.
ii) Deficiency: its deficiency causes “Blood clotting Disorder”
iii) Source: Leafy green vegetables, milk, fish, liver, alfalfa.