Vitamin
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Chemical Name
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Deficiency Diseases
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A
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Retinol
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Night blindness Xerophthalmia
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B₁
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Thymine ( Beri-Beri)
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It is a skin & bone disorder disease.
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B₂
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Ariboflavin
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Cracking of skin, cracking of lips, & tongue.
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B₃
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Niacin or Nicotinamide (niacinamide)
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Whitening of hair, (Loss of Memory) Dementia, Insomnia
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B₅
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Pantothenic Acid
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Pellagra of 4.D Syndrome (Diarrhoea, Diphtheria, Dementia, Death)
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B₆
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Pyridoxine
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Skin disorders
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B₇
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Biotin
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Hair fall, Dementia, Anemia
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B₁₂
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CyanoCobalamin
(Natural content of cobalt)
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Anemia, Skin disorder, Insomnia
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C
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Ascorbic acid
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Bleeding of Gums (Pyorrhea) Swelling of Gums.
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D
Only vitamins not prepared in our body
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Calciferol
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1. Rickets → Child
2. Osteomalacia → Male
3. Osteoporosis → Female
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E
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Tocopherol
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Less fertility
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K
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Phylloquinone
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Non-clotting of blood
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VITAMIN A (Retinol)
Dairy products, cod liver oil, liver, dark green and yellow vegetables and fruits
FUNCTION
- Maintains eye health
- Promotes growth and development, maintains healthy bones and teeth
- Enhances the protection and regeneration of cells and mucous membrane
- Maintains healthy respiratory and intestinal tracts
- Maintain healthy hair, nails, and skin
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
- Night blindness, dry eyes
- Dry skin
- Stomach discomfort
- Poor growth
- Weak bones and teeth
SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS
- Dry, scaly, peeling, and itchy skin, rash
- Hair loss
- Poor appetite, fatigue
- Vomiting, stomach discomfort
- Liver injury
- Headache, bone pain
- Nervousness, irritability
VITAMIN B
VITAMIN B1 (Thymine)
SOURCE
- sprouts, yeast
Disease
- Beri-beri
VITAMIN B2 (Riboflavin)
SOURCE
sprout, present in cow’s milk(yellowish)
Disease
Cheilosis, ulceration
VITAMIN B6 (Pyridoxine)
FUNCTION
It is responsible for remembering dreams.
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
- Anemia
- Nervousness, insomnia, depression
- Muscle cramps
VITAMIN C (Ascorbic acid)
SOURCE
Citrus fruits(orange, grapefruit, lemon), strawberry, black current, kiwi fruit, tomato, green leafy vegetables, green pepper
FUNCTION
- Helps synthesize collagen; promotes the growth and repair of cells, gum, teeth, blood vessels, and bones
- Helps to heal after operation and injury
- Helps calcium and iron absorption
- Enhances immunity
SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY
- Scurvy
- Gum
- inflammation and bleeding, fall of teeth
- Susceptibility to skin bleeding, a burst of capillary vessels
- Weakness, fatigue
- Bone pain, swollen and aching joints
SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Kidney stone
In smokers and drinkers, vitamin C is absent.
- Helps blood clotting, prevents bleeding
- Maintains health of the liver

SOURCE
- Maintains normal conditions of cells, and healthy skin and tissues
- Protects red blood cells
- Antioxidation
- Enhance immunity
SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS
- Low thyroxine level
- Fertility Disease
- Headache, dizziness, fatigue
- Stomach discomfort, poor appetite

- Helps the body absorb and utilize calcium and phosphorus, so as to maintain bones, teeth, and brain healthy
- Maintains normal calcium level in blood
- Children: rickets
- Adults: Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis
- Calcified cartilage
- High calcium level in the blood causes abnormal heartbeat and damage to organs such as kidneys
- Vomiting, diarrhea
- Sore eyes
- Itchy skin
Q1. Beriberi is caused due to—
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Ans-> Vitamin B
Q2. Vitamin D is also known as—
A. Reproductive vitamin
B. Sunshine vitamin
C. Ascorbic acid
D. Growth vitamin
Ans-> Sunshine vitamin
Q3. The vitamin which is water soluble?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin D
Ans-> Vitamin B
Q4. A vitamin that plays a vital role in the coagulating property of blood?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin D
Ans-> Vitamin K
Q5. Rickets is caused due to—
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Ans-> Vitamin D
Q6. Vitamin D is—
A. Pyridoxin
B. Tocoferol
C. Ergosterol
D. Calciferol
Ans-> Calciferol
Q7. Scurvy is caused due to—
A. Vitamin B2
B. Ascorbic acid
C. Glutamic acid
D. Vitamin B12
Ans-> Ascorbic acid
Q8. Which of the following vitamin is responsible for remembering dreams?
A. Vitamin B
B. Vitamin B6
C. Vitamin A
D. Vitamin C
Ans-> Vitamin B6
Q9. Vitamin B6 is known as—
A. Pyridoxin
B. Tocopherol
C. Thiamine
D. Riboflavin
Ans-> Pyridoxin
Q10. Vitamin B12 contains—
A. Mn
B. Fe
C. Co
D. Mg
Ans-> Co