Our condensed vitamin chart lists vitamin symptoms of deficiency and sources.
Vitamins |
Symptoms of deficiency |
Sources |
vitamin A |
Susceptibility to infection; poor vision in twilight Retarded growth |
Milk, butter, eggs, liver, margarine, tomatoes, carrots, fish liver oils |
vitamin B1 thiamin |
Loss of appetite; nerve disorders; fatigue; poor digestion Retarded growth |
Meat, especially pork, wholemeal bread and cereals, milk, vegetables |
vitamin B2 riboflavine |
Sores at corners of the mouth; other skin and membrane disorders |
Meat, milk, green vegetables, eggs, poultry |
vitamin C |
Slow healing; tendency to bruise and bleed easily; sore gums Scurvy |
Many raw fruits, especially the citrus group, and vegetables, tomatoes, melon |
vitamin D |
Poor bone and tooth development; dental decay; Rickets |
Fish liver oils, liver, fortified milk and baby cereals, irradiated margarines, etc., sunshine |
vitamin E |
Infertility |
Seed germs, green vegetables |
vitamin K |
Faulty clotting of the blood Bleeding |
Meat, poultry, fish, potatoes, peanuts; whole grain cereals |
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