Important information about Vitamins
Water
Soluble Vitamins: Vitamins C and
B-Complex.
Fat
Soluble Vitamins:
Vitamin A, D, E and K .
Vitamin A:
Sources: Milk,
Eggs,Fish, Butter, Fortified Magarine,Cheese,Green & Yellow fruits and
Vegetables, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkin, Mangoes, Beet greens, Dark Green leaf
Vegetables.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: Skin
Abnormalities, Night Blindness
Vitamin D:
Sources: Eggs,
Fatty Fish, Butter, Magarine, Milk.
Direct Sunlight is the best & an
abundant source of Vitamin D.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: Rickets in Children and osteomalacia in adults.
Vitamin E:
Sources: Meats,
Poultry, Eggs, Vegetable oils, nuts, Olives, Tomatoes, Papaya, Blueberries,
Sunflower seeds and Kiwi fruits.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: No
clear evidence of disease is found.
Vitamin K:
Sources:
Soyabean, Spinach, Cottonseed, Canola and olive.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: Impaired Blood Clotting that can cause easy
bruising and bleeding diathesis.
Vitamin C:
Sources: Almost
every fruits and vegetables contains some amount of Vitamin C. But Generally
Green peppers, White Potatoes, Citrus fruits and vegetables, Strawberries,
Tomatoes, Broccoli and Turnip Greens.
Diseases
caused by deficiency:
Scurvy, Anemia, Decreased ability to fight infections and Slow Metabolism that
results in weight loss and Dryness.
Vitamin B1:
Sources: Yeast,
Whole Grains, Lean pork, Nuts, Legumes, thiamine enriched Cereal Products.
Diseases
caused by deficiency:
Beri-Beri
Vitamin B2:
Sources: Whole
Grains, Yogurt, Organ Meats, Nuts, Cheese, Eggs, Milk, Lean meat, Legumes:
Diseases
caused by deficiency:
Fissures in the corner of Mouth, Tongue inflammation.
Vitamin B3:
Sources:
Peanuts, Lean Meats, legumes, whole grain or enriched bread and cereal
products.
Diseases
caused by deficiency:
Diarrhea, Skin Disease and Dementia.
Vitamin B5:
Sources: Liver,
Kidney, Eggs and all dairy Products
Diseases
caused by deficiency: There
is no natural disease.
Vitamin B6:
Sources: Liver,
Organ Meats, Corn, Whole grain Seeds & Cereals.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: Low
production of hemoglobin, Nervous system disorders.
Vitamin B7:
Sources: Egg
Yolk, Kidney, Liver, Tomatoes, Yeast
Diseases
caused by deficiency: No disease still
found.
Vitamin B9:
Sources: Green
Vegetables and Fruits like apples, Oranges, Dried Beans, Avacados, Sunflower
seeds and Wheat germ.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: Its Deficiency
during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects.
Para-aminobenzoic acid:
Sources: It is
incorporated into Folic Acid molecule and there is no source of it in the
Plants and Animal Domain.
Diseases
caused by deficiency: -
Vitamin B12:
Sources: It is
found in animal tissues as liver, kidney and Heart of Ruminants.
Diseases
caused by deficiency:
Megaloblastic Anemia.