Vitamins

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Niacin is one of the ‘B’ Complex Vitamins. It is also known as Vitamin B3.

Functions: Niacin is essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Sources: It is present in kidney, liver, meat, poultry fish, legumes and groundnuts.

Deficiency disorders: Deficiency of niacin in diet result a disease called Pellagra. The symptoms of pellagra are diarrhea, dementia (loss of memory) patches on the body when exposed to sunlight .

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PYRIDOXINE:

Pyridoxine is otherwise called Vitamin-B6.

Functions: Pyridoxine plays an important role in the metabolism of amino acids.

Sources: It is present in milk, liver, meat, egg yolk, fish, cereals, legumes and vegetables.

Deficiency disorders: Deficiency lead to hyper irritability, anaemia, nausea and in children it leads to convulsions.

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Folic Acid :

Sources: It is present in liver, meat, eggs, milk, fruits, cereals, and leafy vegetables over cooking of food destroys the folic acid

Functions :

Folic acid is required for the synthesis of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).

It is also required for the development of blood cells in the bone marrow.

Deficiency Symptoms: Its deficiency causes anemia, diarrhoea and decrease in the number of leucocytes.

Cell division in tissues such as intestinal mucosa is affected in folic acid deficiency.

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Cyano cobalamin: It is also known as vitamin B12.

Functions:

It plays an important role in the metabolism of nucleic acid of protein synthesis.

Sources :

Bacteria present in the intestine synthesize this vitamin and supply to our body.

Liver is the main site of storage of vitamin B12

Deficiency diseases :

Deficiency of this vitamin causes pernicious anemia that is different from other types of anaemia.

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Pantothenic Acid

It is one of the ‘B’ complex vitamins.

Functions: It is required for the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Sources: The sources of pantothenic acid are fresh vegetables, liver, kidney, yeast, egg yolk, meat, ground nuts etc.

Deficiency leads to burning sensation in feet

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Biotin is one among the ‘B’ complex vitamins.

Functions: It is required for protein metabolism.

Sources: Biotin is present in pulses, nuts, vegetables, liver and kidney.

Deficiency disorders: Deficiency leads to muscle pains, fatigue, disorders in the nervous system and mental depression.

Biotin

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Vitamin C