Vitamins

                               "  Sources of different vitamins and diseases caused by their deficiency "

Vitamin A

 

Vitamin A can be obtained in the diet foods of animal origin such as milk, eggs, fish, butter, fortified margarine, cheese and liver. In developing countries it is obtained from carotene, which is present in the green and yellow fruits and vegetables, furthermore the vegetable sources of this vitamin are sweet potatoes, pumpkin, mangoes, apricot, beet greens and dark green leafy vegetables.

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 Vitamin A is found naturally in many foods                                              

cod liver oil (30000 μg)

liver (turkey) (8058 μg 895%)

liver (beef, pork, fish) (6500 μg 722%)

liver (chicken) (3296 μg 366%)

dandelion greens (5588 IU 112%)^[18]

sweet potato (961 μg 107%)

carrot (835 μg 93%)

broccoli leaf (800 μg 89%) – According to USDA database, broccoli florets have much less.^[19]

broccoli florets (31 μg 3%)

butter (684 μg 76%)

kale (681 μg 76%)

spinach (469 μg 52%)

pumpkin (400 μg 41%)

collard greens (333 μg 37%)

Cheddar cheese (265 μg 29%)

cantaloupe melon (169 μg 19%)

egg (140 μg 16%)

apricot (96 μg 11%)

papaya (55 μg 6%)

mango (38 μg 4%)

pea (38 μg 4%)

milk (28 μg 3%)

tomatoes

seaweed

Deficiency:-   The deficiency of vitamin leads to skin changes and to night blindness or failure of dark adaptation due to the effects of deficiency on retina.

Vitamin D:
                    There are only a few foods that are good sources of vitamin D. Some vitamin D is obtained from eggs, fatty fish. Fish oils, liver, butter, margarine and milk while human gets most of it from the direct sunlight. It is not found in plant foods. However, it can be obtained from vegetable margarines, some Soya milks and certain other foods which are fortified with the vitamin                                                
                                                            

                                                              

Vitamin D is found naturally in many foods

 

 

 

 

Deficiency;     Deficiency of vitamin D causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.

 

 

      Vitamin,E  Vitamin E is an antioxidant and helps in the production of red blood cells. Foods that are rich in vitamin E include:

                                                                              

--->Vitamin E is an important vitamin required for the proper function of many organs in the body. It is also an antioxidant. This means it helps to slow down processes that damage cells                                                                                                                                                  

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• Avocado
• Tomato
• Watercress
• Brussels sprouts
• Spinach
• Berries
• Salmon
• Whole grain products
• -Nuts
• Olive oil
• Sunflower oil
•           Mackerel          

 Deficiency  -  " Vitamin E Deficiency Symptoms in Infants "   
  

Retrolental fibroplasia (an eye disease)

Loss of weight and delayed growth

Poor eating habits

Developmental problems that include physical and mental problems

"Vitamin E Deficiency Symptoms in Children"

Chronic liver disease, causing neurological deficits

Gross lack of coordination of muscle movements with loss of deep tendon reflexes

Truncal and limb ataxia

Loss of vibration and position senses

Paralysis of extra-ocular muscles responsible for eye movements

Muscle weakness

Ptosis (drooping upper eyelid)

Dysarthria (motor speech disorder)

Slow growth in children

"Deficiency of Vitamin E Symptoms in Adults "

Mild anemia

Nonspecific neurological deficits

Disorders related to reproduction and infertility

Fragile red blood cells

Age spots

Cataracts

Certain neurological damage

Decrease in sex drive

Muscle, liver, bone marrow and brain function abnormal 

Vtamin-K 

            

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, so your body stores it in fat tissue and the liver. It is best known for its role in helping blood clot, or coagulate, properly. The "K" comes from its German name, Koagulationsvitamin. Vitamin K also plays an important role in bone health.
It is rare to have a vitamin K deficiency. That’s because in addition to being found in leafy green foods, the bacteria in your intestines can make vitamin K. Sometimes taking antibiotics can kill the bacteria and lead to a mild deficiency, mostly in people with low levels to begin with. Vitamin K deficiency can lead to excessive bleeding, which may begin as oozing from the gums or nose. Other things that may lead to vitamin K deficiency include:

• Health problems that can prevent your body from absorbing vitamin K, such as gallbladder or biliary disease, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, and Crohn's disease
• Liver disease
• Taking blood thinners, such as warfarin (Coumadin)
• Long-term hemodialysis
• Serious burns

Other conditions that benefit from vitamin K include:

"Deficiency"

The following are some of the signs of a deficiency of vitamin K:

1. Among the most common signs and symptoms of vitamin K deficiency are heavy menstrual bleeding, gum bleeding, nose bleeding, and easy bruising. Symptoms and signs of vitamin K deficiency further include bleeding within the digestive tract and blood in the urine.

2. A deficiency of vitamin K can affect a new-born baby or fetus as well. Vitamin K deficiency may result in internal bleeding (in the skull), malformed fingers, and under-developed facial features like ears, nose, and chin. Vitamin K helps in the overall development of the fetus. This explains why a pregnant woman is usually given vitamin K in the form of food supplements.

 

3. Defective blood coagulation and hemorrhages are also among the signs and symptoms of a vitamin K deficiency. Deficiency of vitamin K leads to a reduction in the prothrobin content of blood. If you are deficient in vitamin K, you will suffer from blood clotting. Deficiency of vitamin K can also lead to Alzheimer’s disease.

4. Other prominent signs and symptoms of vitamin K deficiency are prolonged clotting times, hemorrhaging, and anemia.

5. Vitamin K deficiency-related symptoms lead to excessive deposition of calcium in soft tissues. Hardening of the arteries or calcium-related problems are the other common signs of vitamin K deficiency. So are biliary obstruction, malabsorption, cystic fibrosis, and resection of the small intestine

 

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