Complete the table given below
Nutrient | Foods rich in | Importance | Deficiency diseases caused |
Vitamin A | |||
Iron
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Goitre
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Helps to clot blood
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Vitamin C
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Rickets
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Vitamin B |
Nutrient | Foods rich in | Importance | Deficiency diseases caused |
Vitamin A | dark green leafy vegetables, yellow and orange fruits (such as papayas and oranges), carrots, and yellow vegetables (such as squash and pumpkin). | important for normal vision, the immune system, and reproduction. | night blindness |
Iron
| Meats, poultry, and seafood | The body needs for growth and development. | anemia |
Goitre
| Sea food like fishes , Dairy products and Iodized salt | proper thyroid function. | iodine |
Helps to clot blood
| Seafood, Beans, green leafy vegetables such as spinach and Dried fruit
| transporting oxygen, nutrients and fight infection. | Haemophilia |
Vitamin C
| Citrus fruit, such as oranges, orange juice, pepper,and Strawberries.
| for the growth and repair of tissues. | Scurvy |
Rickets
| Cod liver oil · Salmon, Tuna fish, Orange juice fortified with vitamin D, Dairy and plant milks fortified with vitamin D | for building and maintaining healthy bones. | vitamin D |
Vitamin B | Oranges, lemons , yogurt, cheese, chicken and Fish
| brain function, and cell metabolism. | Beriberi |