TNPSC Group 4 Zoology Notes 1

VITAMINS :-

Vitamins are Organic Components in Food. Vitamins are need in very small amounts for Growth and For Maintaining of Good Health.

Vitamin are Two Type they are Fat Soluble and Water Soluble.

Fat Soluble are Vitamins A,D,E and K

Water Soluble are Vitamin B-complex and Vitamin C

SOME DISEASES CAUSED BY VITAMIN DEFICIENCY

Sl. No.	Vitamin	Other Name	Deficiency disease	Symptoms
1	Vitamin A	Beta Carotene (or) Retinol	Nyctalopia	Night blindness
2	Vitamin D	Calciferols	Rickets and Osteoporosis	Defective calcification of bones
3	Vitamin E	Tocopherols	Sterility, Nerve Damage	Inability to reproduce
4	Vitamin K	Menadione (or)\|Phylloquinone	Haemorrhage	Profuse loss of blood
5	Vitamin B1	Thiamin	Beri-Ber i	Nervous disorder
6	Vitamin B5	Pantothenic acid	Pellagra	Dementia, Dermatitis, Diarrhoea
7	Vitamin B12	Cobolamin	Pernicious anaemia	Destruction of RBC
8	Vitamin C	Ascorpic Acid	Scurvy	Bleeding gums and loosening of teeth

Nutritional Deficiency Disease :-

Protein Deficiency cause Marasmus and Kwashiorkar

Marasmus : Child Lose of Weight and Suffer diarrhoea

Kwashiorkar : Child develops Enlarge belly

Minerals Deficiency Disease :-

Sl.No.	Minerals	Deficiency disease	Symptoms
1	Calcium	Bone and Tooth decay	Weak Bone, Tooth decay
2	Iodine	Goiter	Glands in the neck appear Swollen,Thyroid Gland not function Properly
3	Iron	Anemia	Weakness
4	Phosphorous	Bones weak and brittle	Improper Function of Heart and Muscles

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