Question

Name the different kinds of vitamins with their sources, functions, and deficiency diseases.

Answer 1

Vitamins	Sources	Functions	Deficiency diseases
A	Green vegetables, fruits, carrots, fish	Keeps hair, eyes and skin healthy	Night blindness
B1	Whole grains, sprouts and eggs	Helps in digestion and maintains the nervous system	Beriberi
B2	Green leafy vegetables, eggs and milk	Keeps mouth and skin healthy	Skin disorders
B12	Meat	Helps form red blood cells	Anaemia
C	Sprouts and citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges	Aids in fighting infection, maintains the health of teeth, gums and joints	Scurvy
D	Sunlight, milk and fish	Helps in the growth of bones in children	Rickets
K	Green leafy vegetables such as spinach	Aids in blood clotting	Haemorrhage