Deficiency symptoms for vitamin c and d and calcium and iron

Question 1

Vitamin C (Deficiency symptoms)

Answer 1

Scurvy

- Swollen bleeding gums, poor healing of wounds and bleeding under the skin (particularly at the joint)

Question 2

Vitamin D (Deficiency symptoms)

Answer 2

Slight deficiency in growing children
- Increased tooth decay
Severe deficiency in young children
- Rickets when calcium is not deposited properly in the bones
- Bones remain soft and are deformed by the child’s weight
Deficiency in adults
- Osteomalacia: Softening of bones

Question 3

Calcium (Deficiency symptoms)

Answer 3

Deficiency
- Brittle teeth and bones
Severe deficiency
- Rickets

Question 4

Iron (Deficiency symptoms)

Answer 4

Anaemia

• Insufficient haemoglobin in made and the oxygen carrying capacity of blood is reduced
• Breathlessness
• Tiredness