J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2003

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    A doctor advises a patient to include yellow fruits, carrots and butter in his diet. What deficiency disease do you think the patient is suffering from ?

    A)  Night blindness

    B)  Colour blindness

    C)  Kwashiorkor disease

    D)  Marasmus disease

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Night blindness (Nyctalopia) is caused due to deficiency of vitamin-A. The parent substance of vitamin-A is p-carotcne which is called a provitamin. It is obtained from fish, liver oils, milk, carrot, spinach, tomatoes etc.


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