Question

Match the following deficiency diseases to the vitamins responsible for it.

• A. Vitamin C
• B. Vitamin A
• C. Vitamin B1

Answer 1

Vitamin deficieny diseases are caused by the unavailability of vitamins in the required amounts in the diet. Beri-beri is caused by the deficiency of thiamine. Thiamine is also called vitamin B1. Scurvy or bleeding of gums is caused by vitamin C. Inability to see when the light is dim or low is called night blindness and is caused by vitamin A.