IMPORTANT VITAMINS FOR OUR BODY
FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
- VITAMIN-A
Fish liver oil, egg yolk, cheese, butter, carrots, yellow vegetables
ROLE IN OUR BODY :-
DAILY REQUIREMENTS :-
Regulation of vision in brightness and darkness, maintenance of the integrity of epithelium
DEFICIENCY DISEASES :-
Night blindness, Xerophthelmia, Keratomalacia
DAILY REQUIREMENTS :-
5000 I.U.
- VITAMIN-D
SOURCES :-
Fish liver oil, egg yolk
ROLE IN OUR BODY :-
Absorption of calcium and phosphorous from intestine, Development of teeth and bones
DEFICIENCY DISEASES :-
Rickets in children, Osteomalacia in adults
DAILY REQUIREMENTS :-
400 I.U.
- VITAMIN-E
SOURCES :-
Meat, fish, egg, liver, soya beans, cotton seed oil, sunflower oil, wheat germ oil
ROLE IN OUR BODY :-
Antioxidant- that prevents unsaturated fatty acids from oxidant damage
Antisterelity- growth and maintenance of seminiferous tubules and ovaries
DEFICIENCY DISEASES :-
Sterility, Muscular dystrophy
DAILY REQUIREMENTS :-
15 to 30 mg
- VITAMIN-K
SOURCES :-
Alfalfa, tomatoes, cabbage, green leafy vegetables
ROLE IN OUR BODY :-
An essential factor for coagulation, Synthesis of prothrombin,
DEFICIENCY DISEASES :-
Lower prothrombin level leading to bleeding and hemorrhage
DAILY REQUIREMENTS :-
2 mg
2 mg
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