SCIENCE - GK - vitamins, sources and diseases

Question 1

source and disease of vitamin A

Answer 1

• milk, carrot, egg, animal fat
• night blindness

Question 2

source and disease of vitamin B1

Answer 2

aka- Thiamine
- cereals, pulses, carrots
-beriberi

Question 3

source and disease of vitamin B2

Answer 3

aka- Riboflavin
- liver, kidney, milk
-chilosis, dermatitis

Question 4

source and disease of vitamin B6

Answer 4

aka- Pyridoxine
-yeast, cereals, liver
-anaemia

Question 5

source and disease of niacin

Answer 5

aka- nicotinic acid
-peas, tomato, eggs
-polyneuritis

Question 6

source and disease of folic acid

Answer 6

-green leafy vegetables, meat, egg
- anaemia

Question 7

source and disease of pantothenic acid

Answer 7

-kidney, meat, yeast
-dermatitis

Question 8

source and disease of vitamin B12

Answer 8

aka- cyanocobalamin
-milk, liver, meat
-pernicious anaemia

Question 9

source and disease of vitamin C

Answer 9

aka- ascorbic acid
- lemons, milk, oranges, fresh fruits and veggies
- scurvy, sore mouth and gum bleeding

Question 10

source and disease of vitamin D

Answer 10

aka- calciferol
- dairy products, sun rays, eggs, oily fish, milk
-rickets in kids, osteomalacia, bone diseases

Question 11

source and disease of vitamin E

Answer 11

aka- tocopherol
-milk, soybeans, egg yolk
-interferes with reproduction, causes abortion and menstrual irregularities

Question 12

source and disease of vitamin K

Answer 12

aka- fish, peas, green veggies
-delayed clotting of the blood