| 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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