Vitamins, food Sources and deficiency diseases

Vitamins are the important nutrients required by our body for our overall  growth and to fight with various diseases. It is important to know about vitamins, their rich sources and deficiency diseases.

About Vitamins: 

Vitamin: A

Chemical Name:  Retinol

Deficiency disease: Nigh Blindness

Food Source: Yellow fruits, orange, spinach, leafy vegetable, Soya milk, milk, carrots

Solubility: Fat

Vitamin: B1

Chemical Name: Thiamine

Deficiency disease: Beri beri

Food Source:  Vegetables, Egg, Pork, Liver, brown rice

Solubility:  water

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Vitamin: B2

Chemical Name: Riboflavin

Deficiency disease: Ariboflavinosis 

Food Source: Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, Green beans

Solubility: water

Vitamin: B3

Chemical Name: Niacin 

Deficiency disease: Pellagra

Food Source: Meat, fish, Egg, Vegetables, Mushrooms etc.

Solubility: water

Vitamin: B5

Chemical Name: Panthothenic acid

Deficiency disease: Heart burn, Diarheas

Food Source: Broccolli and meat

Solubility: water

Vitamin: B6

Chemical Name: Pyradoxamine/Pyridoxine

Deficiency disease: Anemia

Food Source: Bananas, Vegetables and Meat

Solubility: Water 

Vitamin: B7

Chemical Name: Biotin 

Deficiency disease: Dermatitis, enteritis 

Food Source: Egg yolk, vegetables, liver, peanuts

Solubility: water

Vitamin: B9

Chemical Name: Folic acid

Deficiency disease: Megaloblast, birth defects, problems in pregnancy

Food Source: Leafy vegetables, bread, liver, cereal, pasta

Solubility: water

Vitamin: B12

Chemical Name: Cynaocobalamin

Deficiency disease: Megaloblastic Anemia

Food Source: Meat products

Solubility: water

Vitamin: C

Chemical Name: Ascorbic acid

Deficiency disease: scurvy

Food Source: Fruits, Vegetables and liver

Solubility: water

Vitamin:  D

Chemical Name: Cholecalciferol  

Deficiency disease: Rickets and Osteomalacia

Food Source: Fish, Mushroom, Egg, liver, Sunlight  

Solubility: Fat

Vitamin: E 

Chemical Name: Tocopherols

Deficiency disease: Anemia in infants 

Food Source: Vegetables, Nuts, Seeds, Fruits

Solubility: Fat

Vitamin: K

Chemical Name: Phylloquinone

Deficiency disease: Bleeding diathesis, Various bleeding (infant). defective blood coagulation

Food Source: Liver, Vegetables (leafy), Egg. 

Solubility: Fat