Vitamin

vitamin play a very important role in the human and vitamin help keep us healthy and active. vitamins are organic substances that the body cannot produce in sufficient quantities and therefore must be taken through food. there are different types of vitamins. if any vitamin is lacking in the body ,various problems arise. they did not provide energy like carbohydrates, proteins or lipids.  today, we will learn from this blog about the type of vitamins, there function, sources and deficiency symptoms.

what is vitamin ?

vitamin is a type of organic compound that is essential for the growth, development and prevention of disease in the body.

function of vitamins:-

• to generate energy.
• increased immunity.
• growth and development of the body.
• helps with blood production.
• keeping various parts of the body healthy.

vitamins are two type : 1.water soluble vitamins      2. oil soluble vitamin

•  fat soluble vitamin :-  these vitamins are soluble in fat and is stored in the body.                 example – vitamin-A, vitamin-D, vitamin-E, vitamin-K,
• water soluble vitamin :-  these vitamin are soluble in water and is  not stored  in the body.   Example – vitamin-C, vitamin-B (complex).

oil soluble vitamins :-

♦ Vitamin-A

• Vitamin-A  helps maintain the structure of eye, skin, bones, teeth, and esophagus.
• Source of vitamin-A :-vegetable source – carrot, spinach, pumpkin, tomato, papaya, ripe mango, orange, coriander, jack fruit, etc.                                                                                  Animal source – milk, egg, fish, cod liver oil, liver, curd, etc.
• vitamin-A Deficiency – blindness, white spots on the cornea, dry skin,

♦ Vitamin – D

• maintains the normal structure of bones and teeth.
• Source of vitamin- d :- vegetable source – mushroom,                                                                animal source – milk, egg, hilsa fish , tuna fish, butter, etc.
• vitamin-D deficiency :-  rickets, osteomalacia,

♦ Vitamin -E

• maintains skin, red blood cells, heart, and brain activity.
• source of vitamin-E :- vegetable source – cabbage, cashew, nuts, corn, sunflower oil, etc.  animal source – egg,
• vitamin-E deficiency :-

♦ Vitamin – K

• stops bleeding from the cut.
• source of vitamin-K :-  vegetable source – peas, cabbage, broccoli,                                            animal source – milk, butter,
• vitamin -K deficiency –

water soluble vitamin :-

♦ vitamin – C

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• source of vitamin – C :- lemon, tomatoes, guava, indian gooseberry, coriander leaves, ripe mangoes, green chilli, etc.
• vitamin – c  deficiency :-

♦ vitamin -B (compex) :-