A person feeding on meat, egg and milk only will suffer from
A
Night blindness
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B
Scurvy
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C
Rickets
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D
Beri-beri
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Solution
The correct option is B Scurvy A person who is exclusively feeding on meat, egg and milk is likely to suffer from scurvy. It occurs due to deficiency of vitamin C or ascorbic acid as meat, egg and milk are very poor sources of vitamin C.