In
Gujarati
Sources of various vitamins & disease/physical problems cause due to their
deficiency.
|
Vitamin
|
Sources
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Result of their deficiency |
|
A
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Green Leafy Vegetables, Cabbage, Red and Yellow Fruits And Vegetables. | Night-Blindness, Drying Up Of The Skin, Teeth Troubles, Loss Of Weight, Kidney Stones, Swelling, Excessive Increase Of Uric Acid In Blood, Anemia, Infections Of The Respiratory, Ears And Nose. |
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D
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The Sun-Rays, Milk. | Bones become soft, Spinal column and the bones of the Arms and Legs bend. Teeth suffer from caries. Causes rickets in children. |
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K
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Green and fresh Leafy Vegetables, Bacteria of intestines. | Poor Clotting Of Blood and Hemorrhagic Tendencies. |
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C
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Citrus and Sweet Fruits, Green Leafy Vegetable | Tooth-decay, Gum-troubles, Rarifaction of bones, Loss of Weight and Infertility. |
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B
1
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Pulses (cereals), Yeast, Sprouted wheat, Un Polished rice, Soya beans, Milk, Green Leafy Vegetable. | Increases Piruvic acid in the blood which reduces the working capacity & efficiency of the heart, Causes a disease called Beriberi. |
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B
2
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Milk, Soya beans, Sprouted Wheat, Papaya, Banana. | Deranges the Working of the salivary & pituitary glands, & decreases metabolism. Diseases of the digestive system, Weakness of the muscles and skin diseases. |
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B
6
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Milk, Vegetables, Husk of food-grains. | Skin, Liver, Blood-vessels, and The Nervous System. |
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Folate
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Green leafy vegetable. | Anemia and malfunctioning of the digestive system. |
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E
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Sprouted wheat, Vegetables, Dried fruits. | Heart disease, Diabetes, Asthma, Thrombosis, disease of the blood-vessels & degenerative change of the spine. |
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Calcium
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Fenugreek, Drumstick, Leafy vegetables, Beet, Millet, Fig, Grapes, Water-melon, Milk, Dried fruits, Sesame seed, Black beans. | The bones become brittle, The Blood-circulation slows down and the blood loses its capacity for coagulation. |
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Phosphorus
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Milk, Dried fruits, Soybeans, Carrot, Guava, Dates. Yeast. | Weakens the teeth and the bones and causes a loss in weight. |
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Iron
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Green Leafy Vegetables (particularly fenugreek and mint), Mango, Dates, Sesame, Millet, Grams, Soybeans, Green Gram, Black beans, Pistachio nuts. | Anemia, Necessary for supplying Oxygen, through lungs to each cell of the body. The Respiration of the cells. |
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Potassium
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Garlic, Radish, Pumpkin, Tomatoes, Spinach, Guava, Apple, Milk, Potatoes. | The constitution of the cell and the muscles. It maintains the elasticity of the muscles. |
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Sodium
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Beet root, Garlic, French beans | Formation of stone in kidney. |
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Iodine
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Leafy vegetables | Menstrual problem-problem in thyroid gland, Scrofula, obesity. |
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Magnesium
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Guava, Radish, Spinach, Potatoes. | Health of the bones and teeth, & Muscular system. |
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Chlorine
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Carrot, Apricot, Beet, French beans, Cabbage, Tomatoes, Banana, Dates, | Purifies blood & Prevents the joints from being stiff. |
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Sulphur
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Garlic, Beetroot, Radish, Onion. | Blood-purifying, activates the liver & Brightens the skin. |
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Manganese
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Garlic, Beet, Cabbage, Guava. | Strengthens the muscles and increases the resistance power of the body against disease. |