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Vitamins
| Vitamins | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | retinol; night vision |
| B1 | thiamin; deficiency causes beriberi (numbness in hands and feet) |
| B2 | riboflavin |
| B3 | niacin; deficiency causes pellagra |
| B6 | pyridoxine |
| B12 | cobalamin; deficiency causes Pernicious anemia |
| Folic Acid | deficiency causes anemia |
| C | ascorbic acid; deficiency causes scurvy (bleeding gums) |
| D | calciferol; deficiency in children rickets (bowed legs), and in adults osteomalacia (softened deformed bones) |
| E | tocopherol; protects cells from damage and degeneration |
| K | proper clotting of the blood |