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Analyse the following information and answer the questions.VitaminsResourcesDeficiency symptomsThiamineCereals, oil seeds, vegetables, milk, meat, fish, eggsVomitings, fits, loss of appetite, difficulty in breathing, paralysisAscorbic acidGreen leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, sprouts, carrotDelay in healing of wounds, fractures of bones.RetinolLeafy vegetables, carrot, tomato, pumpkin, papaya, mango, meat, fish, egg, liver, milk, cod liver oil, Shark liver oil.Night blindness, xeropthalmia, cornea failure, scaly skin.CalciferolLiver, egg, cod liver oil, Shark liver oilImproper formation of bones, knock-knees, swollen wrists, delayed dentition, weak bones.TocoferolFruits, vegetables, sprouts, sunflower oilSterility in male, abortions in female.PhylloquinoneGreen leafy vegetables, milk, meat, eggsDelay in blood clotting, over bleeding.i) Which vitamins deficiency causes diseases related to bones?ii) Which vitamins we get by eating fruits?iii) Which vitamin deficiency causes Paralysis? To prevent, what type of food we have to eat?iv) To avoid vitamin deficiency diseases, what type of food we have to eat?

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i) Calciferol – Vitamin – D, deficiency causes diseases related to bones

ii) Retinol – Vitamin – A, and Tocoferol – Vitamin – E we get them by eating fruits,

iii) Paralysis is caused by the Vitamin (B) Thiamine deficiency. To prevent this disease, we have to eat cereals, oil seeds, vegetables, milk, meat, fish and eggs.

iv) To avoid vitamin deficiency diseases, we have to take proper diet. Our diet should be a balanced one which contains proper amount of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, mineral salts and fats



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