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Friends.. Vitamin deficiency and disease associated with each are common in almost and
competitive Exams. It's part of the Civil Services Exam too. Ya it’s true.
Let's see one question asked in Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014
related to topic we are discussing.
Qn. 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?
(A) 1 and 2
only
(B) 3 only
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(C) None
To answer this
questions..one doesn't require the IQ level of Einstein. Vice versa is also
true. Even a person having IQ level of Einstein can't answer this unless he had
studied the topic. Hence this post. Sorry we have not yet picked the correct
answer. Correct Answer was option (A). Vitamin A is associated with Night
blindness and not Vitamin E.
Now study each
carefully and memorize them.
What is a vitamin? - The organic compounds other than carbohydrates,
proteins and fats that are necessary to maintain normal health, growth and
nutrition are called vitamins. The vitamins are complex organic molecules,
however, for the sake of simplicity, they are represented by letters such as A,
B, C, D, E, K etc.
1. VITAMIN A: (RETINOL)
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Night Blindness, Xerosis Conjunctiva, Xerosis
Cornea, Bitot’s Spots, Keratomalacia, Follicullar Hyperkeratosis (skin becomes
rough and dry).
Tip: Major
diseases associated with eye.
2. VITAMIN D
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Rickets, Osteomalacia
3. VITAMIN E
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Reproduction failure, liver necrosis etc
4. Vitamin K
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Leads to haemorrhagic conditions.
5. VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID)
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Scurvy, Bleeding gums and loose teeth.
6. VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE)
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Beriberi.
7. VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN)
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Pellagra (disease has the symptoms of
diarrhoea, dermatitis and depression.)
8. VITAMIN B12
Important
diseases due to its deficiency: Perinicious Anemia.
If you have more list..just comment below. We will add them.
