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Which vitamin deficiency causes Beriberi (tingling, ataxia, and reduced heart function)

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Thiamine (B1)

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Which vitamin deficiency causes Pellagra (delusions, confusion, lesions)

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Niacin (B3)

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Which vitamin deficiency causes Spina Bifida (neural tube malformation)

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Folic Acid (B9)

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Which vitamin deficiency causes Pernicious Anemia (anemia due to large blood cells)

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Cobalamin (B12)

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Which vitamin contains cobalt?

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Cobalamin (B12)

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What is the name for Vitamin B1?

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Thiamine

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What is the name for Vitamin B2?

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Riboflavin

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What is the name for Vitamin B3?

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Niacin

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What is the name for Vitamin B5?

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Pantothenic Acid

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What is the name for Vitamin B6?

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Pyridoxine

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What is the name for Vitamin B7?

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Biotin

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What is the name for Vitamin B9?

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Folic Acid

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What is the name for Vitamin B12?

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Cobalamin

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What is the name for Vitamin A?

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Retinol

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What is the name for Vitamin C?

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Ascorbic Acid

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What is the name for Vitamin D?

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Calcitriol

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What is the name for Vitamin E?

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Tocopherol

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What is the name for Vitamin K?

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Phylloquinone

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What are the water-soluble vitamins?

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Vitamin C and all B vitamins

20
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What are the fat-soluble vitamins?

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Vitamin A, D, E, and K

21
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What vitamin deficiency causes Scurvy (degeneration of skin and teeth, inability to heal wounds)

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Ascorbic Acid (C)

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What vitamin deficiency causes Rickets (bone deformities in children)

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Vitamin D (Calcitriol)

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What vitamin deficiency causes defective blood clotting

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Which vitamin is a component of FAD and Flavin Mononucleotide?

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B2 (Riboflavin)

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Which vitamin is a component of NAD+ and NADP+?
B3 (Niacin)
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Which vitamin is a component of Coenzyme A?
B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
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What is the essentiality status of Arginine?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Cysteine?
Conditionally Essential (during oxidative stress or illness, usually derived from methionine)
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What is the essentiality status of Tyrosine?
Conditionally Essential (Essential during phenylketonuria because it's derived from phenylalanine)
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What is the essentiality status of Glutamine?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Glycine?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Proline?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Alanine?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Asparagine?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Aspartate?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Glutamate?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Serine?
Non-essential
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What is the essentiality status of Histidine?
Essential in children but not adults
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What is the essentiality status of Isoleucine?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Leucine?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Lysine?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Methionine?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Phenylalanine?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Threonine?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Tryptophan?
Essential
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What is the essentiality status of Valine?
Essential

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