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प्रश्न
What factors are required for the absorption of Vitamin D from the food by the body?
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उत्तर
The factor that regulates the absorption of Vitamin D is the presence of dietary fat (Egg, Liver, Dairy products, Fish, etc). When our body absorbs this fat, it also absorbs the dissolved Vitamin D. When the sun rays fall on the skin, the fat is converted into Vitamin D.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given alongside is an incomplete table of vitamins, their rich sources and the related deficiency diseases. Fill in the blanks [(i)-(viii)] with only one suitable word for each.
|
VITAMIN |
RICH SOURCE |
DEFICIENCY DISEASE |
|
(i) _________ |
Whole grain |
Beri-beri |
|
Niacin |
Milk |
(ii) __________ |
|
(iii) __________ |
(iv) _________ |
Scurvy |
|
Calciferol |
(v) _________ |
(vi) __________ |
|
(vii) ___________ |
Carrot, yellow fruit |
(viii) __________ |
Give two sources of the following food constituents.
Minerals
Calcium makes our bones ______.
Vitamin D deficiency causes _______.
Fill in the blanks with suitable answers.
| Vitamins | Dietary Source | Deficiency Disease |
| Calciferol | ______ | Rickets |
| ______ | Papaya | Night blindness |
| Ascorbic acid | ______ | ______ |
| ______ | Whole grains | Beriberi |
Among the Vitamins, which one is the water soluble Vitamin?
______ is made in our skin using sunlight.
______ is a disease, due to the deficiency of Vitamin E.
Sunscreen lotion reduces your skin’s ability to produce ______ by up to 95%.
Delayed blood clotting is a symptom of deficiency of vitamin ______ in the body.
