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Q.6.
Write down the Vitamin and Mineral deficiency diseases and their symptoms.
Vitamin / Mineral
Disease
Symptoms
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iodine​

Answer 1

Vitamin A  

What it does  

• helps with eyesight  

• keeps skin healthy  

• helps with growth of body organs (like bones)  

Foods  

• liver, fish, milk, butter, eggs, carrots  

Deficiency problems  

• night blindness, poor growth, dry skin

Vitamin B6  

What it does  

• helps make red blood cells  

• helps our body use the fat and protein we eat for  

energy  

Foods  

• spinach, broccoli, tomato juice, banana, watermelon,  

chicken breast  

Deficiency problems  

• headache, convulsions, vomiting, flaky skin, sore  

tongue  

Vitamin C  

• almost all animals make vitamin C in their bodies (only  

humans, guinea pigs, some bats, and some fish don’t)  

What it does  

• protects cells from damage  

• helps keep bones and skin healthy  

• may help prevent cancer and heart disease  

Foods  

• oranges, strawberries, peppers, kiwi, brussel sprouts,  

broccoli, spinach  

Calcium -

sources - milk , spinach

functions - strenghtens bones and teeth and helps in clotting of blood

deficiency disease - rickets (in children

symptoms - brittle bones , weak teeth and bones

Iodine -

sources - fish and salt

functions - required for proper working of the thyroid gland

deficiency disease - gotier

symptoms - enlargement of thyroid glands , mental retardation