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Question
Spot the following in the table of vitamins and minerals.
Foods required to prevent the above diseases.
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Solution
Foods required to prevent the diseases are:
| Diseses | Food for prevention |
| Night blindness | Carrot, milk, butter, dark green vegetables, sweet potato |
| Scurvy | Amla, kiwi, oranges, other citrus fruits, tomato, green leafy vegetables |
| Rickets | Milk, fish, eggs, and butter |
| Beriberi | Milk, fish, meat, cereals, nuts, pulses |
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