Nutrients
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Food Sources
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Deficiency Diseases
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Carbohydrates
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Cereal, whole grains, legumes, potatoes, cheese, pasta, etc.
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Hypoglycaemia and Ketoacidosis.
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Proteins
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Almonds, eggs, chicken, yogurt, cottage cheese, oats, seafood, beans and pulses, milk and other dairy products.
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Kwashiorkor and Marasmus.
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Iodine
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Eggs, nuts, bread, seaweed, dairy products, and iodized table salt.
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Goitre, Anaemia, Hypothyroidism
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Calcium
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Dates, spinach, almonds, soybeans eggs, beans, lentils milk, and all other dairy products.
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Muscle spasms, low bone density, and Hypocalcaemia.
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Sodium
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Onions, cabbage, sweet potato, broccoli, pumpkin seeds, eggs and milk
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Gastrointestinal Distress, the Improper functioning of nerves and muscles.
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Phosphorous
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Milk, yogurt, soy products, beans, whole grain food products, potatoes, peas, etc.
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Weak bones and muscles, joint pains, nervous system disorders, obesity, etc.
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Vitamin – A
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Green leafy vegetables, yellow colored fruits, milk, nuts, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, etc.
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Night Blindness and other vision problems.
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Vitamin – B
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Whole-grain foods, legumes eggs, green leafy vegetables milk and milk products, etc.
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Beriberi.
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Vitamin – C
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Citrus fruits, broccoli, milk, and chestnuts.
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Gum bleeding and Scurvy.
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Vitamin – D
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Fish, liver, egg yolks, cheese, citrus fruit juices, soy milk, cereals, etc.
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Improper growth of bones and Rickets.
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Vitamin – E
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Potatoes, turnip, pumpkin, avocado, guava, olives, mango, olives, milk, nuts, seeds etc.
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Heart problems and Haemolysis.
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Vitamin – K
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Tomatoes, chestnuts, broccoli, beef, cashew nuts, lamb, mangoes, etc.
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Haemorrhage.
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