VITAMIN |
SOURCE |
EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCY |
A (retinol) |
Carrots, tomatoes, leafy vegetables, egg yolk, milk, cheese |
Poor night vision, skin infections |
B1 (thiamine) |
Wholemeal bread, eggs, milk, cheese |
Beriberi (loss of appetite, weakness) |
B2 (riboflavin) |
Eggs, milk, cheese, yeast |
Pellagra (skin infections, mental illness) |
C (ascorbic acid) |
Citrus fruit, green vegetables |
Scurvy (bleeding gums, loss of teeth) |
D (calciferol) |
Eggs, cod liver oil, butter, milk |
Rickets (deformed bones) |
E (tocoperol) |
Green vegetables, wheat-germ, milk |
Anaemia |
K (phylloquinone) |
Green vegetables |
Impairs blood clotting |
MINERAL |
SOURCE |
EFFECTS OF DEFICIENCY |
Calcium |
Milk, cheese, green vegetables |
Rickets (poor bones and teeth) |
Iron |
Meat, eggs liver, vegetables |
Anaemia |
Iodine |
Fish, water |
Goitre (poor growth and development) |
Fluorine |
Drinking water |
Poor teeth |
Phosphorus |
Dairy foods, eggs, meat, vegetables |
Poor bones, teeth and muscles |
Potassium |
Meat, fruit, vegetables |
Affects nerves, muscles and blood |
Zinc |
Green vegetables, onions, liver |
Part of the hormone called insulin |
Did You Know That...? Crohn's Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the digestive tract. More common to 15-30 year olds in industrialized nations, it may be an autoimmune disease triggered by environmental factors relating to diet.