Which vitamin deficiency is seen in vegetarians especially -: (A) Vitamin B12, (B) Vitamin B6, (C) Vitamin B3, (D) Vitamin B2
Answer is A. Ans. is 'a' i.e., Vitamin B12* Dietary sources of vitamin B12 are of animal origin only and include meat, eggs, milk, diary products, fish, poultry etc. Vitamin B12 is absent in plant foods. Small amount of vitamin B12 is synthesized in the intestine by the action of intestinal flora.