Study notes on "VITAMINS" (Part-I) SSC CGL Pre 2017

Dear Students, SSC CGL 2017 Pre exam in scheduled in the month of June/July 2017. At SA, We are providing to you the NOTES ON GENERAL SCIENCE, these notes will help you build your basic understanding of all topics and you'll be able to score maximum marks in SSC CGL Pre exam. Study, Revise and Learn all these notes by heart. 

VITAMIN K (Phylloquinone)

SOURCE

Green leafy vegetables, soya beans. The human body can also produce Vitamin K through germs in the colon(part of small intestine).

FUNCTION

• Helps blood clotting, prevent over bleeding
• Maintains health of the liver

SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY

Uncontrol bleeding from wounds due to clotting difficulty

SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS

Can lead to liver damage

VITAMIN E (Tocopherol)=Beauty Vitamin

It is also known as Antisterility Vitamin.

SOURCE

Green leafy vegetables, whole-wheat cereals, nuts, sprouts, egg  yolk

FUNCTION

• Maintains normal conditions of cells, and healthy skin and tissues
• Protects red blood cells
• Antioxidation
• Enhance immunity

SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY

New born infants: haemolytic anaemia

Adults: weakness

SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS

• Low thyroxine level
• Fertility Desease
• Headache, dizziness, fatigue
• Stomach discomfort, poor appetite

VITAMIN D (Calciferol)=(Sunhine Vitamin)

SOURCE

Egg yolk, liver, cod liver oil, fish. Our skins also produces Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight

FUNCTION

• Helps body absorb and utilize calcium and phosphorus, so as to maintain bones, teeth and brain healthy
• Maintains normal calcium level in blood

SYMPTOMS OF DEFICIENCY

• Children: rickets
• Adults: Osteomalacia, Osteoporosis

SYMPTOMS OF EXCESS

• Calcified cartilage
• High calcium level in the blood causes abnormal heart beat and damage to organs such as kidneys
• Vomiting, diarrhea
• Sore eyes
• Itchy skin