Fill in the blank in the following table: (a)Vitamin A

Question

Fill in the blank in the following table:

Vitamin	Name of the deficiency diseases	Source of vitamin	Function of vitamin
(a)Vitamin A	....................	.........
(b) ............	Beri-beri	.............
(c) Ascorbic acid	.....................	...........
(d) ...............	Rickets (in childhood) bones turn soft	................

Answer 1

Vitamin	Name of the deficiency diseases	Source of vitamin	Function of vitamin
(a)Vitamin A	Night blindness	Carrot, fish ,milk yellow fruits.	Growth of hair,skin
(b) Vitamin B1	Beri-beri	Eggs, nuts,legume	Carbohydrate metabolism.
(c)Ascorbic acid	Scurvy (bleeding gums)	Citrus fruits,tomatoes	Develops immunity.
(d)Vitamin D	Rickets (in childhood) bones turn soft	Sun light,milk,butter,fish liver oil,egg yolk	Controls, calcium phosphorus,metabolism