Vitamins and their importance

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Vitamin Name	Chemical Names	Important For	Deficiency Causes	Source
Vitamin A	Beta Carotene or Retinol	Healthy Vision Bone Development Immune System It’s a good antioxidant	Night Blindness	Yellow/Orange Vegetables Green leafy vegetables Fish, Eggs
Vitamin B1	Thiamine	Metabolism of Carbohydrates Functioning of Nerves and Cardiovascular system	Beri-Beri Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome	Grains, Beans, Eggs
Vitamin B2	Riboflavin	Formation of RBC Metabolism of carbohydrates and fats	Ariboflavinosis	Green leafy vegetables, Milk products, Dal
Vitamin B3	Niacin	Healthy Skin Release of energy from carbohydrates, fats, proteins	Pellagra	Grains, nuts, groundnut, milk
Vitamin B5	Pantothenic Acid	Import for enzyme synthesis	Paresthesia	Meat, Dal, Fish
Vitamin B6	Pyridoxine	Creation of RBC and Hormones	Anemia	Grains, Bananas, Chicken
Vitamin B7	Biotin	Cell Growth Maintain Blood Sugar level	Dermatitis	Dal
Vitamin B9	Folic Acid	DNA Synthesis RNA Synthesis Cell production	Birth Defects	Beans, Green leafy vegetables, orange, milk products
Vitamin B12	Cyanocobalamin	Maintenance of brain function and nervous system Production of RBC	Anemia	Seafood, milk products, liver
Vitamin C	Ascorbic Acid	Antioxidant Healing of Wounds Bone formation	Scurvy	Citrus fruits, onion
Vitamin D	Calciferol	Bone growth Calcium and Phosphorus absorption	Rickets Osteomalacia	Human body can synthesize it cod liver oil
Vitamin E	Tocopherol	Antioxidant Maintain RBC		Wheat, Spinach
Vitamin K	Phylloquinone	Clotting of Blood	Bleeding	Green leafy vegetables, Cauliflower