Question

Name the different vitamins and their deficiency diseases.

Answer 1

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.