Analyse the following information and answer the questions:Vitamins
| Resources | Deficiency symptoms |
Thiamine
| Cereals, oil seeds, vegetables, milk, meat, fish, eggs | Vomiting, fits, loss of appetite, difficulty in breathing, paralysis |
Retinol
| Leafy vegetables, carrot, tomato, pumpkin, papaya, mango, meat, fish, egg, liver, milk, cod liver oil, Shark liver oil | Night blindness, Xeropthalmia, Cornea failure, scaly skin |
Calciferol
| Liver, egg, cod liver oil, Shark liver oil | Improper formation of bones, knock-knees, swollen wrists, delayed dentition, weak bones |
Tocoferol
| Fruits, vegetables, sprouts, sunflower oil | Sterility in males, abortions in females |
Phyllocpainone
| Green leafy vegetables, milk, meat, eggs | Delay in blood clotting, over-bleeding |
Ascorbic acid
| Green leafy vegetables, Citrus fruits, sprouts, carrot | Delay in healing of wounds |
(i) Which vitamin deficiency can cause diseases related to bones ?
(ii) Which vitamins do we get by eating fruits ?
(iii) Which vitamin deficiency can cause Paralysis ? To prevent it, what type of food should be taken?
(iv) To avoid vitamin deficiency diseases, what type of food should be consumed?