Name two water soluble vitamins, their sources and the diseases caused due to their deficiency in diet.
Name two water soluble vitamins, their sources and the diseases caused due to their deficiency in diet.
Vitamins in B-group(B1 -Thiamine, B2 -Riboflavin, B3- Niacin ,B5- Pantothenic acid, B6 - Pyridoxine, B7 -Biotin, B9 -Folate, B12 -Cobalamin) and vitamin C are water-soluble and cannot be stored in our bodies as they pass with the water in urine. These vitamins must be supplied to our bodies with regular diets.
Vitamin B1 – Deficiency may cause beriberi, dwarfism.
Vitamin B2 – Deficiency can cause disorders in the digestive system, skin burning sensations, cheilosis.
Vitamin B6 – Deficiency of B6 causes convulsions, conjunctivitis, and sometimes neurological disorders.
Vitamin B12 – Its deficiency can cause pernicious anemia and a decrease in red blood cells in hemoglobin.
Vitamin C – It is a water-soluble vitamin, its deficiency causes bleeding in gums and scurvy.
Vitamins in B-group(B1 -Thiamine, B2 -Riboflavin, B3- Niacin ,B5- Pantothenic acid, B6 - Pyridoxine, B7 -Biotin, B9 -Folate, B12 -Cobalamin) and vitamin C are water-soluble and cannot be stored in our bodies as they pass with the water in urine. These vitamins must be supplied to our bodies with regular diets.
Vitamin B1 – Deficiency may cause beriberi, dwarfism.
Vitamin B2 – Deficiency can cause disorders in the digestive system, skin burning sensations, cheilosis.
Vitamin B6 – Deficiency of B6 causes convulsions, conjunctivitis, and sometimes neurological disorders.
Vitamin B12 – Its deficiency can cause pernicious anemia and a decrease in red blood cells in hemoglobin.
Vitamin C – It is a water-soluble vitamin, its deficiency causes bleeding in gums and scurvy.
