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Vitaminsandtheirimportance

VitaminName ChemicalNames ImportantFor DeficiencyCauses Source

HealthyVision Yellow/Orange
BoneDevelopment Vegetables
ImmuneSystem Greenleafyvegetables
VitaminA BetaCaroteneorRetinol Itsagoodantioxidant NightBlindness Fish,Eggs

MetabolismofCarbohydrates BeriBeri
FunctioningofNervesand WernickeKorsakoff
VitaminB1 Thiamine Cardiovascularsystem syndrome Grains,Beans,Eggs

FormationofRBC
Metabolismofcarbohydratesand Greenleafyvegetables,
VitaminB2 Riboflavin fats Ariboflavinosis Milkproducts,Dal

HealthySkin
Releaseofenergyfrom Grains,nuts,groundnut,
VitaminB3 Niacin carbohydrates,fats,proteins Pellagra milk

VitaminB5 PantothenicAcid Importforenzymesynthesis Paresthesia Meat,Dal,Fish

Grains,Bananas,
VitaminB6 Pyridoxine CreationofRBCandHormones Anemia Chicken

CellGrowth
VitaminB7 Biotin MaintainBloodSugarlevel Dermatitis Dal

DNASynthesis Beans,Greenleafy
RNASynthesis vegetables,orange,milk
VitaminB9 FolicAcid Cellproduction BirthDefects products

Maintenanceofbrainfunctionand
nervoussystem Seafood,milkproducts,
VitaminB12 Cyanocobalamin ProductionofRBC Anemia liver

Antioxidant
HealingofWounds
VitaminC AscorbicAcid Boneformation Scurvy Citrusfruits,onion

Humanbodycan
Bonegrowth Rickets synthesizeit
VitaminD Calciferol CalciumandPhosphorusabsorption Osteomalacia codliveroil

Antioxidant
VitaminE Tocopherol MaintainRBC Wheat,Spinach

Greenleafyvegetables,
VitaminK Phylloquinone ClottingofBlood Bleeding Cauliflower

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