Pg.no. 65
A lack of pantothenic acid can cause fatigue, chronic stress and depression.
Biotin
Biotin is also known as Vitamin B7.
Biotin is essential for the metabolism of fat and only a tiny amount is required.
Choline
Choline may be a non-essential B vitamin, but it is important for cell membranes and for
the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which has a role in memory and
muscle control.
However, choline doses higher than the usual maximum recommended amount are
associated with several negative effects including fishy body odor, increased perspiration
and salivation, dizziness, vomiting and low blood pressure.
Vitamin C
Often seen as the most famous of the deficiencies, as a lack of vitamin C causes Scurvy.
Vitamin C (also called ascorbic acid) is vital for the body, because it's needed to make
collagen. Without vitamin C, collagen can't be replaced and the different types of tissue
breakdown, leading to the symptoms of scurvy. These include:
- Muscle and joint pain
- Tiredness
- Appearance of red dots on the skin
- Bleeding and swelling of the gums
Vitamin C is also an antioxident helping to prevent against cardiovascular disease and
some cancers.
You'd have to take a lot of vitamin C from supplements to overdose, but very high levels
over long periods can lead to kidney stones.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D has several important functions. For example, it helps to regulate the amount
of calcium and phosphate in the body.
A lack of vitamin D can lead to rickets in children and weakness, aches and pains in adults
where bones don't have enough calcium called osteomalacia.
Vitamin E
You are unlikely to have a deficiency of vitamin E, as any excess is stored in your body
naturally.