Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The vitamins which can be stored in our body are ______.
Options
Vitamin A, B, D and E
Vitamin A, C, D and K
Vitamin A, B, C and D
Vitamin A, D, E and K
Advertisements
Solution
The vitamins which can be stored in our body are vitamins A, D, E and K.
Explanation:
Vitamins which are soluble in fat and oils but insoluble in water are kept in this group. These are vitamins A, D, E and K. They are stored in liver and adipose (fat storing) tissues.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Which of the following vitamins is water soluble?
- A
- D
- E
- B
Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?
Define the following term:
Vitamins
The vitamins absorbed from intestine along with fats are ____________.
Which of the following B group vitamins can be stored in our body?
Why must vitamin C be supplied regularly in diet?
Match the vitamins given in Column I with the deficiency disease they cause given in Column II.
| Column I (Vitamins) | Column II (Diseases) |
| (i) Vitamin A | (a) Pernicious anaemia |
| (ii) Vitamin B1 | (b) Increased blood clotting time |
| (iii) Vitamin B12 | (c) Xerophthalmia |
| (iv) Vitamin C | (d) Rickets |
| (v) Vitamin D | (e) Muscular weakness |
| (vi) Vitamin E | (f) Night blindness |
| (vii) Vitamin K | (g) Beri Beri |
| (h) Bleeding gums | |
| (i) Osteomalacia |
Assertion: Vitamin D can be stored in our body.
Reason: Vitamin D is fat-soluble vitamin.
Niacin is vitamin
Give a reason for the following observations:
Water soluble vitamins must be taken regularly in the diet.
