VITAMINS
HAVE A LOOK ON VITAMINS Vitamin generic descriptor name Chemical name Solubility Recommended dietary allowances (male, age 19–70) Deficiency disease Upper Intake Level (UL/day) Overdose disease Food sources Vitamin A Retinol, retinal, and four carotenoids including beta carotene Fat 900 µg Night-blindness,Hyperkeratosis, and Keratomalacia 3,000 µg Hyper vitaminosis A Orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach, liver Vitamin B 1 Thiamine Water 1.2 mg Beriberi,Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome N/D Drowsiness or muscle relaxation with large doses. Pork, oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, eggs Vitamin B 2 Riboflavin Water 1.3 mg A riboflavinosis N/D Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, green beans, aspa...