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3.2.2.1 Vitamins Typeit
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A healthy balanced diet should provide vitamins in quantities sufficient for a given person, depending on their age, sex and health state. But in some cases people do not eat enough vitamins to provide for their needs – they may then suffer from deficiency. For example, people deficient in may develop a condition named beriberi. This condition affects the nerves, causing numbness of the hands and feet and pain. Deficiency of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) usually causes dry and cracked lips and skin problems. Severe deficiency of can lead to development of pellagra. This condition is characterised by symptoms known as 3D – dementia (trouble with remembering things), dermatitis (inflammation of the skin) and .
Deficiency of folic acid (vitamin B9) is most dangerous during pregnancy, as it may lead to development of in the foetus (baby in the womb). In this condition, the spinal cord of the baby is not formed properly and often is protruding from the body, affecting the ability to control the bladder and bowels, and ability to walk. Deficiency of is most common among vegans and among people who suffer from stomach issues. As this vitamin takes part in production of red blood cells, its deficiency can lead to a form of where the red blood cells are not formed properly and, therefore, are unable to perform their normal functions.
Deficiency of vitamin C is very rare as this vitamin is abundant in fruits and vegetables we eat every day. However, its deficiency can lead to – a condition in which the gums become soft and bleeding. Vitamin C deficiency may also affect ability to absorb from food, and slow down healing of wounds.