Question

Name two water soluble vitamins, their sources and the disease caused due to their deficiency in diet.

Answer 1

Water soluble vitamins are the vitamins that dissolve in water. These vitamins cannot be stored in the human body and excretes with urine hence our body needs a constant supply of these vitamins.

Complete step by step answer:
-One of the water soluble vitamins is vitamin C. Vitamin C is needed for the growth and development of the body. It is also used to form proteins that are used to make skin ligaments and tendons. It helps in healing wounds and scars and acts as an antioxidant.
-The sources of vitamin C are kiwi, mango, papaya, citrus fruits such as orange and grapefruit, strawberries, raspberries, watermelons. Vegetables that have vitamin C are broccoli, green and red pepper, spinach, cabbage, green and the leafy vegetable, tomatoes.
-A very well known disease known as scurvy occurs due to the deficiency of vitamin C and mainly occurs in old people and malnourished adults.
-Diseases that can occur due to deficiency of vitamin C are anemia, bleeding gums, dry and splitting hairs, and nosebleeds, rough and dry skin, weakening of tooth enamel.
-Vitamin B is water soluble vitamins that contain the complexes b1, b2, b3, B5, b6, b7, b9, b12.The major source of vitamin b is milk, cheese, eggs, fish, dark and green vegetables and meat.
-Lack of vitamin b causes anemia, skin irritation, insomnia, diarrhea and weakness.

Note:
Vitamin is a micronutrient that is required by the human body for the proper and smooth functioning. They are organic molecules. A total of 13 vitamins are there.