Q: What is the significance of vitamins in human body?
The writer says that there are four ingredients of food. Protein, fats, carbohydrates and salts. In addition to these.
there
are some chemical substances which are necessary for health and growth.
They are called vitamins. We all know the importance of the vitamins,
but we do riot care much for them and we do not see if our food is rich
in vitamins or not.
Vitamins have nourishing qualities and keep
our body. fit. There are five major types of vitamins: A, B, C, D, E:
Vitamin-A is useful for stunted growth, reduced resistance to disease
and impaired vision. Vitamin-B, contains six different?substances. It
saves us from diseases called beri-beriand pellagra.
Vitamin-C develops
our resistance against diseases. Its deficiencycauses scurvy. Vitamin-D
is essential for the growth of bones.^its » absence causes rickets.
Vitamin-E is called a fertility vitamin, and so it is given to childless
couples. Moreover/it ^strengthens our resistance against diseases.
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