Vitamins and (minerals too) don't yield any energy
to the human body. They serve important physiological purposes.
A brief description is presented here:
| Synopsis of Vitamin deficiencies |
| Vitamin |
Deficiency (diseased organ in brackets) |
| Vitamin A |
Night blindness (eyes) |
| Vitamin B1 |
Beri Beri (heart and nervous system) |
| Vitamin B2 |
Oral ulcers (mouth) |
| Vitamin B4 |
Pellagra (body metabolism) |
| Vitamin C |
Scurvy (connective tissue) |
| Vitamin D |
Rickets, Osteomalacia (bones and teeth) |
| Vitamin E |
Sterility (deficiency rare) |
| Vitamin K |
Prolonged bleeding (blood-clotting) |
