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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Vitamins
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उत्तर
Vitamins: Organic compounds required in the diet in small amounts to perform specific biological functions for normal maintenance of optimum growth and health of the organism.
For example: vitamin A, deficiency of which causes night blindness.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which of the following vitamins is water soluble?
- A
- D
- E
- B
Why vitamin C cannot be stored in our body?
How are vitamins classified? Name the vitamin responsible for the coagulation of blood.
Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?
Why must vitamin C be supplied regularly in diet?
Assertion: Vitamin D can be stored in our body.
Reason: Vitamin D is fat-soluble vitamin.
The RBC deficiency is a deficiency disease of ______.
Thiamine and pyridoxine are also known respectively as ______.
Give a reason for the following observations:
Water soluble vitamins must be taken regularly in the diet.
Assertion (A): Vitamin C cannot be stored in our body.
Reason (R): Vitamin C is fat soluble and is excreted from the body in urine.
