Definition of Vitamins
Kenneth Walker defines vitamins as follows vitamins are certain chemical elements necessary for health and growth of human body vitamins play vital role in the development of our health. Health cannot be maintained only diet but it needs some other things as well. The lack of mineral salts in human body causes deficiency diseases. The lack of vitamins produces ailments.
Absence of Vitamin “A” from
Vitamins A from diet reduces the
natural resistance against invading organism. Sometimes the vision is also affected
because of its deficiency. Its lack also causes calcification of bones and
rickets.
Vitamins “E” and “B”
Vitamins E is necessary for
fertility its absence causes sterility. The absence of vitamin causes a strange
disease called beriberi
Vitamin “C“
The lack of vitamins “C” causes
surrey survey. Thus we see that presence of all vitamins is necessary for the
growth of brain and body.
Source of Vitamins
According to the writer different
food articles contain vitamin.
For examples:
Ø Vitamin “A”
is found in large quantity in cod liver oil; Carrot, butter and green
vegetables.
Ø Vitamins
“B” is found in yeast, Vitamins C is found citrus fruits like lemon and orange e-t-c.
Ø Vitamins
“D” is found in cod liver oil and animal fats.
Ø Vitamins
“E” is found in common food stuffs such as leave and seeding.
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