Question

0.6.
Write down the Vitamin and Mineral deficiency diseases and their symptoms
Vitamin / Mineral
Vitamin A
Disease
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Calcium
lodine
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Answer 1

Answer:

Vitamin A

deficiency disease-night blindness

Symptoms- inability to see in dim light

Vitamin B

deficiency disease -beriberi

symptoms- partial paralysis of skeletal muscles

Vitamin C

deficiency disease- scurvy

symptoms- swollen and bleeding gums

Calcium

deficiency disease- weak and brittle bones

symptoms- weak bones that can break easily

Iodine

deficiency disease- anaemia

symptoms- low count of RBCs

Answer 2

Explanation:

Types of Vitamins

Deficiency Diseases

A (Retinol)

Night blindness

B1 (Thiamine)

Beri-beri

B2 (Riboflavin)

Retarded growth, bad skin

B12 (Cyanocobalamin)

Anaemia

C (Ascorbic acid)

Scurvy

D (Calciferol)

Rickets

K (Phylloquinone)

Excessive bleeding due to injury

Types of Minerals

Deficiency Diseases

Calcium

Brittle bones, excessive bleeding

Phosphorus

Bad teeth and bones

Iron

Anaemia

Iodine

Goitre, enlarged thyroid gland

Copper

Low appetite, retarded growth