List A: will be all the vitamins and minerals. In this chart, you will provide the name of the vitamin/mineral, two food sources that the item is found in, deficiency diseases and disease of toxicity,...

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List A
    Vitamin/Mineral
    Food sources
    Deficiency diseases
    Disease of toxicity
    Functions
    Vitamin A
    Fish oil, liver, golden rice, kidneys.
    Exophthalmia, Night Blindness along with lachrymal gland degeneration.
    Fatigue, vertigo, night sweats.
    Promotes protein synthesis and essential for vision.
    Vitamin D
    Butter, milk, eggs
    In adults – Osteomalacia
In children - rickets
    Retarded growth, vomiting and high blood calcium levels.
    Bone and teeth development, calcium absorption in intestine.
    Vitamin E
    Germ oil, wheat, eggs.
    Neurosis of heart muscles and Sterility nutritional nuclear dystrophy.
    Prolonged clotting due to interference in the activity of vitamin K. Suppress normal growth.
    Muscle functioning and biosynthesis of Co-enzyme Q.
    Vitamin K
    Intestinal flora and green vegetables
    Continuous bleeding and lack of blood coagulation.
    Jaundice, and possibility of hemolytic anemia.
    Acts as an anti-hemorrhagic and promotes blood coagulation at wounds.
    Vitamin B-12 or Cyanocobalamin
    Meat, fish, poultry products
    Neurologic deterioration and anemia.
    
    Formation of new cells and essential for nerve function.
    Vitamin B-6 or pyridoxine.
    Breast milk, meats, and cereals.
    Irritation, convulsions and Microcytic anemia.
    Progressive ataxia along with Sensory neuropathy and photosensitivity
    Synthesis and breakdown of amino acids. Essential for normal growth
    Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid.
    Breast milk, citrus fruits.
    Bleeding gums, scurvy, pinpoint peripheral hemorrhages.
    Abdominal cramps, Toxicity.
    Collagen synthesis, iron absorption and transport.
    Biotin
    Liver, milk, meat, egg yolk.
    Seborrheic dermatitis; nausea; glossitis, insomnia
    
    Enzyme component, required in fat and protein metabolism, coenzyme carrier of carbon-di-oxide.
    Carnitine
    Meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products
    Impaired muscle metabolism, myopathy, hypoglycemia, or cardiomyopathy.
    gastrointestinal symptoms, including nausea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea.
    Major role in energy production. Helps in the transfer of fatty acids across the mitochondrial membranes.
    Choline
    beef liver, eggs, nuts, fish, cauliflower.
    Hemorrhagic kidney necrosis and fatty liver.
    Body odour, salivation, increased...