Vitamins and Nutrition

Vitamin C helps body in fighting against infection and also in healing wounds. 

Vitamins are the major components of our balanced diet and are taken from outside sources, i.e. these cannot be synthesised by the body itself. Vitamin D is an exception, which is prepared by the body in the presence of sunlight.

Vitamin A helps in keeping our skin and eyes healthy. Carbohydrates and fats are energy providing foods and proteins are basic building blocks of the body.

For the optimal functioning of the body parts, one should have a balanced diet. Vitamins are the components of the food which help us in keeping our eyes, bones and teeth healthy. 

Vitamin D is synthesised in human body with the help of sun light.

Vitamin A is necessary for the synthesis of retinal pigment rhodopsin .

Vitamin C is a fat insoluble vitamin or water soluble vitamin.

Chemical name of vitamin C is ascorbic acid.

Antirickets vitamin is D or calciferol.

Vitamin C is found in amla, citrus fruit, etc.

The chemical name of vitamin D is calciferol.

The main sources of vitamin C or ascorbic acid are citrus fruits, gooseberries, tomatoes and potatoes.

Anti-xerophthalmia vitamin is vitamin A.

Vitamin K helps in the clotting of blood.

Vitamin A helps to improve vision.