Question

Give a note on vitamins and their deficiency diseases.

Answer 1

Vitamins: The vitamins are organic molecules required in small amounts for various physiological activities.

1. They are important for controlling energy-yielding processes.
2. Vitamins are classified based on their solubility in water and fat.
3. Vitamin A, D, E, and K are fat-soluble and Vitamin B and C are water-soluble.
4. If Vitamins are consumed in lower amounts than normal it leads to a deficiency disease.

S.no	Deficient Vitamin	Deficiency disease
1.	Vitamin A	Night blindness
2.	Vitamin D	Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults
3.	Vitamin E	Sterility
4.	Vitamin K	Hemorrhage
5.	Vitamin B1	Beriberi
6.	Vitamin B2	Pellagra
7.	Vitamin B6	Dermatitis
8.	Vitamin B12	Pernicious anemia