Question

Radhika's gums were often bleeding and her wounds were taking longer time to heal. Her diet could be deficient in which vitamin?
1. Vitamin B₁
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin A

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Vitamin C

Concept:

• Vitamins are the nutrients that do not provide energy to the body but help in protecting our body against diseases.
• Vitamins also help in keeping our eyes, bones, teeth and gums healthy.
• Vitamins are of different kinds known by different names. Some of these are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and K.
• There is also a group of vitamins called Vitamin B-complex.

Explanation:

• Radhika's diet is deficient in vitamin C and she is suffering from the disease scurvy because vitamin c helps the body to heal wounds quickly.
• It also helps the body to fight against many diseases.
• Radhika should be advised to include foods rich in vitamin c in her daily diet such as Orange, guava, lemon, amla & tomato.
• The deficiency of Vitamin C causes a disease called scurvy.
• Some diseases/disorders caused by deficiency of vitamins:

Vitamin	Deficiency disease	Symptoms
Vitamin A	Loss of vision	Poor vision, loss of vision in darkness (night), sometimes complete loss of vision
Vitamin B1	Beriberi	Weak muscles and very little energy to work
Vitamin C	Scurvy	Bleeding gums, wounds take longer time to heal
Vitamin D	Rickets	Bones become soft and bent