Individual vitamins and minerals with their deficiency signs, excess risks, and top food sources, going deeper than the general overview in Human Nutrition Facts.
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- What vitamin deficiency causes scurvy, marked by bleeding gums and poor wound healing?
- Vitamin C deficiency
- What vitamin deficiency causes rickets in children, marked by soft, weak bones?
- Vitamin D deficiency
- What vitamin deficiency causes beriberi, affecting the nervous and cardiovascular systems?
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency
- What vitamin deficiency causes night blindness and can lead to permanent vision loss?
- Vitamin A deficiency
- What vitamin deficiency causes pellagra, marked by dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia?
- Vitamin B3 (niacin) deficiency
- What vitamin is essential for blood clotting and is found in leafy green vegetables?
- Vitamin K
- What vitamin, obtained mainly through sunlight exposure on skin, is essential for calcium absorption and bone health?
- Vitamin D
- What vitamin acts as an antioxidant, protecting cells from damage, and is found in nuts and seeds?
- Vitamin E
- What vitamin is essential for forming red blood cells and healthy nerve function, found mainly in animal products?
- Vitamin B12
- What B vitamin, essential in early pregnancy for preventing neural tube defects, is also called folate?
- Vitamin B9 (folate)
- What mineral is essential for building strong bones and teeth, found abundantly in dairy products?
- Calcium
- What mineral deficiency causes anemia, marked by fatigue and weakness due to low red blood cell function?
- Iron deficiency
- What mineral is essential for thyroid hormone production, with deficiency causing goiter?
- Iodine
- What mineral helps regulate fluid balance and nerve function, commonly found in table salt?
- Sodium
- What mineral, found in bananas, helps regulate blood pressure and muscle function?
- Potassium