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How are Vitamins useful to us? Tabulate the source, deficiency diseases and symptoms of fat soluble Vitamins.

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Vitamins boost the immune system, support normal growth and development.

Vitamins Sources Deficiency disorders Symptoms
Fat Soluble Vitamins.
Vitamin A (Retinol) Carrot, papaya, leafy vegetables, fish liver oil, egg yolk, liver, dairy products Xerophthalmia Nyctalopia (Night blindnes Dryness of Cornea Unable to see in the night (dim light) Scaly Skin
Vitamin D (Calciferol) Egg, liver, dairy products, fish synthesized by the skin in sunlig Rickets (in children) Bowlegs, defective ribs, development of pigeon chest
Vitamin E (Tocopherol) Whole wheat, meat, vegetable oil, milk Sterility in rats, reproductive abnormalities Sterility
Vitamin K (Derivative of Quinone) Leafy vegetables, soya beans, milk Blood clotting is prevented Excessive bleeding due to delayed blood clotting

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