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name
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source
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deficiency
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Daily requirement
|
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Vitamin A
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In animal tissue, milk, butter, cream, cheese,
egg yolk
|
cis-retinal
|
Children=400-600 microgram/day.
Men = 750-1000 microgram/day.
Women = 750 microgram/day.
Pregnancy = 1000 microgram/day
|
|
Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol)
|
Exposure to sunlight
|
allergies
|
Children = 10 microgram (400 IU/day).
Adults = 5 to 10 microgram (200 IU/day).
Pregnancy, lactation = 10 microgram IU/day.
Senior citizens above the age of 60 = 600 IU/day.
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|
Vitamin E
|
Vegetable
|
Spinocerebellar ataxia and myopathies
ترنح النخاعي المخيخي والاعتلالات العضلية
|
Males 10 mg/day.
Females 8 mg/day.
Pregnancy 10 mg/day.
Lactation 12 mg/day.
The requirement increases with higher intake of PUFA.
Pharmacological dose is 200-400 IU/day
|
|
Vitamin K
|
Green leafy vegetables
|
Bile duct
|
Recommended daily allowance is 50-100
microgram/day.
This is usually available in a normal diet
|
|
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
|
lemon and green leafy vegetables
|
|
Recommended daily allowance (RDA) is 75 mg/day
(equal to 50 ml orange juice).
During pregnancy, lactation, and in aged people
requirement may be 100 mg/day.
|
|
Thiamine (vitamin B1)
|
whole wheat flour and unpolished rice
|
Beriberi
|
Requirement is 1-1.5 mg/day
|
|
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
|
liver, dried yeast, egg and whole milk
|
Glossitis
التهاب اللسان
|
Adults on sedentary work require about 1.5 mg per
day.
During pregnancy, lactation and old age,
additional 0.2 to 0.4 mg/day are required.
|
|
Niacin
|
The richest natural sources of niacin are dried
yeast, rice polishing, liver
|
anemia is common
|
Adults need 1 to 2 mg/day.
During pregnancy and lactation, the requirement
is increased 2.5 mg/day
|
|
Folic acid
|
folate are yeast, green leafy vegetables
|
|
The requirement of free folate is 200 microgram/day. In pregnancy,
the requirement is increased to 400 microgram/day and during lactation to 300
microgram/day.
|
|
Vitamin B12
|
Liver
|
Megaloblastic anemia
|
Normal daily requirement is 1-2 microgram/day. During pregnancy and
lactation, this is increased to 2 microgram/day.
|
|
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