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Why are vitamin A and vitamin C essential to us ? Give their important sources.

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Vitamin A and vitamin C are essential to us .
Explanation :
`to` Deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness , red ness in eyes , xerophthalnia
`to` Deficiency of vitamin C causes pernicious anemia (RBC deficient in haemoglobin)
Sources :
Vitamin A : Fish liver oil , carrots, butter and milk
Vitamin C : Citrous fruits , amla, green leaf vegetables
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