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प्रश्न
Name the different vitamins and their deficiency diseases.
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उत्तर
Following are the different vitamins and their deficiency diseases:
| Name of the Vitamin | Disease due to deficiency |
| Vitamin A | Hypovitaminosis: A Symptoms of deficiency: Night blindness, permanent, more frequent and severe infections, lack of growth, inability to reproduce. |
| Vitamin D | Rickets, osteomalacia. Symptoms of deficiency: Bowing of legs, demineralisation of bones, joint pain, muscle spasms. |
| Vitamin E | Skin diseases. Symptoms of deficiency: Anaemia, muscle weakness. |
| Vitamin K | Haemorrhaging, poor bone mineralization. |
| Vitamin B1 |
Beriberi Symptoms of deficiency: muscle wasting, weight loss, cardiovascular problems. |
| Vitamin B2 | Itching and irritation of lips, eyes, skin and mucous membranes and can cause eyes to be light sensitive. |
| Vitamin B3 | Depression, diarrhoea, dizziness, fatigue, halitosis, headaches, indigestion, insomnia, limb pain, loss of appetite, low blood sugar, muscular weakness, skin eruptions and inflammation. |
| Vitamin B6 | Can cause skin disorders, abnormalities in the nervous system, confusion, poor coordination and insomnia. |
| Vitamin B9 | Anaemia and a reduction in growth rates. Other subtle symptoms may include digestive disorders such as diarrhoea, loss of appetite and weight loss, weakness, sore tongue, headaches, heart palpitations, irritability, forgetfulness, and behavioural disorders. |
| Vitamin B12 | Demyelination and irreversible nerve cell death. Symptoms of deficiency: numbness or tingling of the extremities and an abnormal gait. |
| Vitamin C | Bleeding and inflamed gums, loose teeth, poor wound healing and anaemia. |
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