Friday, 19 May 2017

Vitamins - Scientific Names, Deficiency Diseases


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Vitamins and Scientific Names

  • Vitamin A - Retinol
  • Vitamin B1 - Thiamine 
  • Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin 
  • Vitamin B3 - Niacin 
  • Vitamin B5 -Panthothenic Acid
  • Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine 
  • Vitamin B7 - Biotin
  • Vitamin B9 - Folic Acid
  • Vitamin B12 - Cyanocobalamin 
  • Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid 
  • Vitamin D - Calciferol 
  • Vitamin E - Tocopherol 
  • Vitamin K - Phylloquinone 


Vitamins and Deficiency Diseases 
Deficiency of vitamins causes the following diseases. 

  • Vitamin A - Night Blindness, Xerophthalmia (Dry eyes)
  • Vitamin B - Beri Beri,Pellagra
  • Vitamin C - Scurvy  
  • Vitamin D - Rickets 
  • Vitamin E - Sterility 
  • Vitamin K - Delay in Blood Clotting

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