GENERAL SCIENCE AND ABILITY

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Q.No.03 (D)
What is the significance of Vitamins?
Describe the sources, uses and deficiency

symptoms of fat soluble vitamins.

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 SIGNIFICANCE OF VITAMINS
Vitamins are organic substances that your body
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needs to survive. Different vitamins serve different
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purposes -- from boosting your immune system to
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keeping your bones strong. You'll find vitamins
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most often in the food you eat, which is why a
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healthy balanced diet includes a variety of foods
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that you should eat in a day.
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health throughout your life. They keep your
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SOURCES OF FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K.
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They are present in foods containing fats. The body
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SOURCES OF VITAMIN A:
fish liver oil
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beef liver
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Sources of beta carotene include:
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kale, spinach, and other green, leafy vegetables
carrots
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cantaloupe
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black-eyed peas
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fortified breakfast cereals

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SOURCES OF VITAMIN D:
oily fish and fish oils
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beef liver

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eggs
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wheat germ oil
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sunflower seeds and oil
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almonds, hazelnuts, and peanuts

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spinach and broccoli

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SOURCES OF VITAMIN K:
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egg yolks
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USES OF FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS
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USES OF VITAMIN A:

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helping your body's natural defence against illness and infection (the

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immune system) work properly.
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helping vision in dim light.

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keeping skin and the lining of some parts of the body, such as the
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nose, healthy.
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USES OF VITAMIN D:
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Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in
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These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy.

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USES OF VITAMIN E:
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body's natural defence against illness and infection (the immune

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system).
USES OF VITAMIN K:
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Vitamin K is a group of vitamins that the body needs for blood

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clotting, helping wounds to heal.

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There's also some evidence vitamin K may help keep bones healthy.
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DIFICIENCY SYMPTOMS OF FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS:

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Fatigue, low energy
Loss of bone density
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Irritability
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Poor wound healing (sores that last for a long time)

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Skin color changes (usually small, flat, light patches on your skin)

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 SOURCES USED:

www.cnet.com/
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www.healthnavigator.org.nz/
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/
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www.nhs.uk/
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www.verywellhealth.com/