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Deficiency of Vitamins

You have studied that there are 15 types of
vitamins and each of them perform a
par cular kind of job. So, the deficiency of
any one of them in our body causes a
par cular kind of disorder or disease. Look
at the table to know about vitamin
deficiency diseases.

Vitamin Deficiency Diseases
A child suffering from kwashiorkor
Vitamins Deficiency Diseases
Symptoms of Kwashiorkor
Vitamin A Night blindness (poor
v The children become irritable
night vision)
v Cease of growth v Loss of weight
Vitamin B1 Beri-Beri
v Bloated belly
(Nervousness, loss of
v Discoloured hair and skin
appe te)
v Mental retarda on v Thin legs Vitamin B2 Skin diseases

Marasmus Vitamin C Scurvy (Bleeding of

Infants below one year old suffer from gums, swelling of
marasmus. It is caused due to low supply of joints)
proteins or less nutri ve food to infants. Vitamin D Rickets (weak bones,
Specially infants who do not feed on their decaying teeth)
mother’s milk become the vic m of this Vitamin K Blood loses the

deficiency disease. capacity of clo ng
Mineral Deficiency Diseases

You have studied that our body requires a
small amount of different minerals. But,
they have great importance in our body. The
lack of any of them may cause disorder or

diseases. Look at the table given on next
page to know about the diseases caused

A child suffering from marasmus due to the deficiency of minerals and the
preven on.
Symptoms of Marasmus
v Ribs become more prominent

v Wrinkled skin v Sunken eye 1. What do you mean by PCM?
v Thick limbs v Mental retarda on 2. Name any four symptoms of kwashiorkor.
v Low body weight 3. How marasmus is caused?

v Growth is completely stopped. 4. Name any three symptoms of marasmus.

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