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Required to keep mucous
Maintenance of skin
Normal growth of bones & teeth
Animal food
• Milk, cheese, eggs (yolk),butter
• Oily fish, liver, kidney
Plants food
• Carrots, spinach ,watercress, apricot
• Cabbages, tomatoes, purnes
Night blindness
Skin & mucous membranes become dry &
infected
Growth of children retarded
Proper formation of teeth and bones
Absorption of minerals
- Unaffected by normal temperature
- Doesn’t dissolve in water.
Stability in food
preparation
Effective antioxidant
Protect against heart disease
Protect polyunsaturated fatty acid
Premature babies
Muscle tissue damage
Breakdown of red blood cells
Swelling of adipose
Assists in the Production of coagulation
factor in blood , to enable it to clot properly
after an injury..
Green leafy vegetables eg
spinach etc
bacteria
Its deficiency is rare but as precaution,
babies are given vit k immediately after they
are born, so that their blood will clot if they
are injured.