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Write short notes
Vitamins:
Vitamins:
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Answer
1. Vitamins are vital substances required by our body in small quantities. They help to improve the body's resistance to diseases. Their deficiency can lead to various diseases, e.g.: deficiency of Vitamin A causes night blindness and that of Vitamin D causes rickets. The sources of vitamins are vegetables, fruits, milk, fish, meat etc.
2. There are two kinds of vitamins - water soluble vitamins and water insoluble vitamins.
3. Vitamin B and Vitamin C are water soluble vitamins because they dissolve easily in water. They are thrown out of the body through the water in sweat and urine. Hence, a regular supply of these vitamins is essential. $B _{17} B_2, B_3, B_6, B_9$, and Bp are the types of vitamin B .
4. Vitamins A, D, E and K are insoluble in water but are fat soluble vitamins. They get stored in the body.
2. There are two kinds of vitamins - water soluble vitamins and water insoluble vitamins.
3. Vitamin B and Vitamin C are water soluble vitamins because they dissolve easily in water. They are thrown out of the body through the water in sweat and urine. Hence, a regular supply of these vitamins is essential. $B _{17} B_2, B_3, B_6, B_9$, and Bp are the types of vitamin B .
4. Vitamins A, D, E and K are insoluble in water but are fat soluble vitamins. They get stored in the body.
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