Vitamins:
It enhances the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Vitamins are
required for growth in children, formation of hormones, blood cells, tissues
and bones. Vitamins cannot be synthesised/produced by the human body, thus, our
diet must contain vitamins.
It enhances the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Vitamins are
required for growth in children, formation of hormones, blood cells, tissues
and bones. Vitamins cannot be synthesised/produced by the human body, thus, our
diet must contain vitamins.
TYPES OF VITAMINS:
|
Vitamin
|
Chemical Name
|
Food Sources
|
Deficiency Diseases
|
|
A
|
Retinol
|
Milk, eggs, fish,
butter, cheese and liver. |
Night blindness, Skin dryness.
|
|
B1
|
Thiamine
|
Legumes, whole grain, nuts.
|
Beri-beri.
|
|
B2
|
Riboflavin
|
Egg, milk, cheese, nuts, bread products.
|
Inflammation of tongue, sores in the corners of the mouth.
|
|
B3
|
Niacin or Nicotinic acid
|
Meat, fish, pea nuts, whole grain.
|
skin disease, diarrhoea, depression, dementia.
|
|
B5
|
Pantothenic acid
|
Eggs, liver, dairy products.
|
Fatigue, muscle cramp.
Pellagra
|
|
B6
|
Pyridoxine
|
Organ meats, cereals, corn.
|
Anaemia, kidney stones, nausea, depression.
|
|
B12
|
Cyanocobalamin
|
Meat, fish.
|
pale skin, constipation, fatigue.
|
|
C
|
Ascorbic acid
|
Oranges, tomatoes, sweet and white potatoes.
|
Scurvy, anaemia, ability to fight infections decreases.
|
|
D
|
Calciferol
|
Direct sunlight, fish oils, eggs.
|
Rickets, osteomalacia.
|
|
E
|
Tocopherol
|
Vegetable oils, olives, tomatoes, almonds, meat, eggs.
|
Neurological problems, problems of reproductive system.
|
|
K
|
Phylloquinone or Naphthoquinone
|
Soyabeans, green leafy vegetables, dairy products, meat.
|
Failure to clot blood.
|
Vitamins
are further divided into two groups-
are further divided into two groups-
(1)
Fat soluble vitamins, and
Fat soluble vitamins, and
(2)
Water soluble vitamins.
Water soluble vitamins.
Fat
soluble vitamins – A, D, E and K.
soluble vitamins – A, D, E and K.
Water
soluble vitamins – Vitamin-B complex (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12), C and Folic
acid.
soluble vitamins – Vitamin-B complex (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12), C and Folic
acid.
