Name two fat soluble vitamins, their sources and the diseases caused due to their deficiency in diet.
CBSE OUTSIDE DELHI - SET 1 2009
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Fat soluble; Vitamin A, D, E and K.
| Name | Sources | Deficiency diseases |
| Vit. A | Milk, butter, kidneys, egg yolk, liver, fish oil, etc. | Xerophthalmia-night-blindness. |
| Vit. D | Butter, liver, kidneys, egg yolk, fish oil, etc. | Rickets, osteomalacia. |
| Vit. E group | Green vegetables, oil, egg yolk, wheat, animal tissues. | Sterility (impotency) and muscular atrophy. |
| Vit. K | Carrots, lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, liver, egg yolk, cheese; synthesized by colon bacteroa. | Haemorrhages, excessive bleeding in injury, poor coagulation of blood. |
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