Fill in the blank in the following table:

 Vitamin Name of the deficiency diseases Source of vitamin Function of vitamin
(a)Vitamin A .................... .........
(b) ............ Beri-beri .............
(c) Ascorbic acid ..................... ...........
(d) ............... Rickets (in childhood) bones turn soft ................
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 Vitamin Name of the deficiency diseases Source of vitamin Function of vitamin
(a)Vitamin A Night blindness Carrot, fish ,milk yellow fruits. Growth of hair,skin
(b) Vitamin B1 Beri-beri Eggs, nuts,legume  Carbohydrate
metabolism.
(c)Ascorbic acid Scurvy (bleeding gums) Citrus fruits,tomatoes Develops
immunity.
 
(d)Vitamin D  Rickets (in childhood) bones turn soft Sun light,milk,butter,fish liver oil,egg yolk Controls, calcium phosphorus,metabolism
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