Write main sources of two fat soluble vitamins and disease due to their deficiency.
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Answer:
Vitamin D deficiency in adults may result in osteomalacia (muscle and bone weakness), and osteoporosis (loss of bone mass). Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with increased risk of common cancers, autoimmune diseases, hypertension, and infectious disease.
Answer:
fish liver oil
beef liver
cheese, milk, and other dairy products
Sources of beta carotene include:
sweet potato
kale, spinach, and other green, leafy vegetables
carrots
cantaloupe
black-eyed peas
fortified breakfast cereals
Explanation:
Diseases due to deficiency of fat soluble vitamins
The fat-soluble vitamins (FSV) A, D, E and K, are absorbed in the intestine in the presence of fat. Classical deficiencies of these vitamins can manifest clinically as night blindness (vitamin A), osteomalacia (vitamin D), increased oxidative cell stress (vitamin E) and haemorrhage (vitamin K