330 \"1trtmin E dc6dency I:; 11:-sociah:<I tu po:-sihlo hcmolytk uncmin in lvw hirthwci1d1t infant-s ond in m:. ilabsorp tion!>tote. <-. E. xce..ssiw intnkcs of viu1min E mny luwc i111plic111 ions in pnlicnts tnkii,g nntico~u lant mcclic. otions :ii> it inhihils vitnmin K 11ction in clotting. Vitm11i11 A: Then nn:-two nnh1rnlly =11rnng fonn~ of,·itamin K: yiltm1in K-1 (phylloq11inonc) formed from pl:mts and vitmnin K-~ ~ynthtsized hr intc..,tinnl bncterin and found also io small nmoun1~ of nnimnl tissue. Diclory wurre..'l of vitamin K arc dark ~rccn leafy wgctablc-;,. The ma111 function 0£\'itomin K is for blood clotting unc J <lcficicncy of the ,;1nmin hntl~ to hcmorrh~c. Water Soluble Vitamins 'f11inmi11 (Yi1umi11 81) Thiamin is a ('()fnrtor thul piny~ n n. ~lc in r:,rhoh~·drnte metabolism. II also helps in Lhc pmpcr funrtioui 11g of lhf. ',wn't)u,: s~-stcm, henrl muscles and digcsliv~· t r:u. :t. Food source. ~ IIH'htd, lt·an m.... 11. li,·<·r 1(11umes nnd l'Crcnls. Ddicicncy of thiamin includes htri·btri. "--~" of appetitt'. Mt:::tric tlistrc.-. s. fatigue, ht:nrt failun·. c<lcmn of the legs mid mentnl pruhlcms Requ Jr,mh?nt for intake is relnted lo C':t. loric requirements. Ri/)(:,jhwiri (l itnmin 8:J} Kil>ttlm,n i$.,lso important in many em~1ne rc:. 1ctions. It is ncccs.-. c,ry lo mnintain h,. :tltliv. skin. lir und ton):lu:'. Food sources uf thc vi Lamin,ire milk. m,'nt, poultry. fuch. ~n>,n. lf. 'ill Y \'\. 'Jw1atih.... Ot>ficienc;y s1·nh: i< chnrncteriied by wound aggrnvn tion, stornntit1~. swoll,m n!<i ton~ue. cyl' irritations, i-kin cnt~ltioni: nnd dcr11111tili:,,. Rt'Q11in·mt>nl fur in1akt' dc~m. ls on energy n. 'quiremln Ls. physical activity. 111l!labolic rate, _r.-;mw1h r. lll' :rn<l h<. >c. ly si7c. Niacin (Viramin B3) Nincin. also lmm,n as nicotrnic acid is also found in menl, l~umcs nncl cnriclwd cereal wnin-< ll. l. t' thinmin nnd ribofln,. in. nlndn is r1l~o liwoh·1:cl in en CT)t)' mf'tnhnlii. 111. 1'11n ofnin<"rn i, cltri\nl from tryptnphan. :rn amino add, nbtained from pm1,lt1 containinl( foodc.-,c:,·p1 t·on1. ·n1e cla<. ~ical dcfiri,nt-:,· ~11dr11111c :l:. !«>cintc<l with nin. :111 dcli<:1cn<. ;· i-. 1wllai. r. i rh:1rn.-tt>ri1C"f l hy diarrhr11. dnrnrn iii~ (('a,.,;11',, n1·ckl;1rl') wltl'. 11 t''<p<N:u 10 sunliih1. d,m,,ntrn Cronfu,1011, lo!-'\ (>f m<'m<JI)'), :rnd drolh. Rc. '<1u1rc-r11<111 for 111nc1n i~ C'tf)n-<-«l in ni;idn equh-;ilen~,inc-c it is derived from prcforrn,"(I nincin 1111d tryptopl11111 Py rid, u-i11t> \llumin IV. includt' pyridmc1ne (1lrrin~d fmm :mimol MJt1rce_q), pyndox:il :rnd pyridoum111c (fmm pl. lnt /itlu~) piny impon:m t roles in hcmoi;lobin,'iy11lh sli, :ind in thr t'Om t'l'tnr1,,r I 1:1111,phrin t n nia<"in. Ocficirm·y of nincin b, mnnlfcstcd by J:Cncml ymp1om,,,1, h ""lei,~"' ~tnmina, 1m1nhilit y, conv1. 1l,lonq and 1111tt11i:t. l'rutdn-rich foods surh a~ nwat. fi. '1. h and poultry. as.,-ell 11~ r. n. :cn h·nfy Vl'jtclu!Jlt·. s, 1:cnal itmins, nnd SC>lll' fruit<; are good c:. o111·c<''" rolatr 11,is,,1,,min i,; alsio rd MTrd l·o a., foli C' 11rid, fol;icin or plt'l'll YIAlutnmk ncid. "l11c main function 1s a, ran o( 3 COo'n,:,-me ne NW in n,w r. t'II "}'nthrsi~. A-: the nnmc ,m,,li,~, thi' m:lm '-'\111\"{'C of folntl' ~n' <l11rk 11. r Nn l<-ofr Vl'Jtl'tnhl<q, hut it ii; nl:iu fmrnd m In, 1. 1,,. n,m,·, imd wl"d. Fol ate dl'hnenq c':lluq,~ nne type rif 11111 ri1 ion al 1111t;m. in. m,~olohlo,t1<' i1n,m111 l1t11'l(I' 1mm11turt C\'ll~I but It ha11 n(,"' ~11 t!-tnhlishl'd thnt fol tile prf"·~nl:, neun. l htl X' ddect (NTD). 