Q. Consider the following pairs:

Vitamin Deficiency – disease

  1. Vitamin C – Scurvy
  2. Vitamin D – Rickets
  3. Vitamin E – Night blindness

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  • 1 and 2 only
  • 3 only
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • None

Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Vitamins
  • Vitamins are substances that our bodies need to develop and function normally like vitamins A, C, D, E, and K, choline, and vitamin B (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate/folic acid).
  • They shore up bones, heal wounds, and bolster your immune system.
  • They convert food into energy and repair cellular damage.
Deficiency Diseases
  • A person may be getting enough food to eat, but sometimes the food may not contain a particular nutrient. If this continues over a long period of time, the person may suffer from its deficiency.
  • Deficiency of one or more nutrients can cause diseases or disorders in our body. Diseases that occur due to lack of nutrients over a long period are called deficiency diseases.
    • Vitamin A – Night blindness
    • Vitamin B1 – Beriberi
    • Vitamin B2 – Ariboflavinosis
    • Vitamin B3 – Pellagra
    • Vitamin B5 – Paresthesia
    • Vitamin B6 – Anemia
    • Vitamin B7 – Dermatitis, enteritis
    • Vitamin B9 & Vitamin B12 – Megaloblastic anemia
    • Vitamin C – Scurvy, Swelling of Gums
    • Vitamin D – Rickets & Osteomalacia
    • Vitamin E – Less Fertility
    • Vitamin K – Non-Clotting of Blood.
Deficiency Diseases

Read here: Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiency Diseases