Vitamin Deficiency Chart | ||||
Vitamin | Functions | Sources | Deficiency Results | Highest Risk |
A | For good
vision; | Liver, fish, oils, milk, yolks, spinach, carrots | Coarse, dry skin; poor night vision | Cystic fibrosis; liver disease |
B1 | For brain, | Pork, liver, whole grains, bread, cereal, nuts, eggs, milk, legumes | Cardiomyopathy, numbness of extremeties (Beriberi), mental confusion | Alcoholics |
B2 | Assists in
breaking
down | Liver, kidney,milk, cheese, eggs, legumes, breads, cereal | Cracked lips, sore tongue, skin disorders, impaired vision | Poor diet |
Niacin | Assists in
breaking
down | Fish, meat, poultry, whole grain, breads, cereals, eggs, peanuts | Pellagra: sore, red, cracked skin, mouth sore, digestive irritation, diarrhea, anxiety/dementia | Alcoholics & transients |
B6 | Assists in
breaking
down | Pork, liver, whole grains, bread, cereal, nuts, eggs, milk, legumes | Skin irritation, dry lips, depression, nausea | Taking birth control pills |
B12 | Red blood
cells
production: | Liver, other animal products | strict vegetarians | |
Folic Acid | Red blood cells production | Liver, vegetables, wheat, eggs, legumes | Pregnant women & alcoholics | |
C | Growth, health of cells, infection response, stress | Citrus fruits, vegetables | Skin & tissues hemorrhages, stiff limbs, bleeding gum (Scurvy) | Elderly on restricted diets; infants drinking only cow's milk |
D | Good bone
structure &
teeth; | Liver, fish oils, eggs, milk, butter, sunlight | Rickets in children; Osteomalacia in adults; bone fracture in the elderly | Babies and elderly people with low sunlight exposure |
E | Cells damage
& | In most foods: wheat-germ; green leafy vegetables; eggs; nuts | None | None |
K | Blood clotting | Green leafy vegetables, vegetable oils, liver | External & internal bleeding; affect baby during pregnacy | Fat malabsorption, severe jaundice, liver cirrhosis; on long-term antibiotic |
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