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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) __________ |
What’s the solution?
The body requires an adequate quantity of proteins.
Give two sources of the following food constituents.
Minerals
Match the following.
| 1. | Vitamin A | a. Rickets |
| 2. | Vitamin B | b. Night blindness |
| 3. | Vitamin C | c. Sterility |
| 4. | Vitamin D | d. Beri beri |
| 5. | Vitamin E | e. Scurvy |
Tabulate the vitamins and their corresponding deficiency diseases.
Name the vitamin which is rich in Gooseberry.
Sunscreen lotion reduces your skin’s ability to produce ______ by up to 95%.
Vitamin D abundantly found in orange and gooseberry.
Sunscreen lotion reduces the ability to produce Vitamin D. It leads to Vitamin D deficiency diseases.
The term vitamin was introduced by ______.
