VITAMIN |
DEFICIENCY DISEASE |
SYMPTOMS |
Vitamin A |
Loss of vision
| Poor vision, loss of vision in darkness (night), sometimes complete loss of vision |
Vitamin B1 |
Beri beri |
Weak muscles and very little energy to work |
Vitamin C |
Scurvy |
Bleeding gums, wounds take longer time to heal |
Vitamin D |
Rickets |
Bones become soft and bent |
Calcium |
Bone and tooth decay |
Weak bones, tooth decay |
Iodine |
Goitre |
Glands in the neck appear swollen, mental disability in children |
Iron |
Anemia |
Weakness |