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

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Deficiency of vitamin A causes 'X e-' rophthalmin (hardening of comen of the eye) and night blindness. So its use is cssential to us. It is Promotes growti and increases resistance to diseases. Vitamin 'C' is very essentiat to us because its deficiency causes scurvy (bleeding, of gums) and.pyorthea (loosening and bleeding of teeth). Vitamin. 'C' increases resistance of the body towards discascs. Maintàins healthy skin and helps củts and abrasions to heat properly. It tís solublę in water. It is present in citrous fruits, 'c, g_4' oranges, lemons, amla, fomatoes, greenvegetables (Cąbbage) elillies, sprouted putses und germinated grains.
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