Thiamin/ Vitamin B1

B Vitamin

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: beriberi -Korsakoff syndrome (alcoholics)

Deficiency Symptoms: irritability, anorexia, weight loss

Toxicity: none

Riboflavin/ Vitamin B2

B Vtiamin

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: ariboflavinosis

Deficiency Symptoms: imflammation of membranes of the mouth, skin, eyes, and GI tract

Toxicity-none

Niacin/ Nicotinic Acid

B Vitamin

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: pellegra

Deficiency Symptoms: swollen, smooth, bright, red tongue

Toxicity: large doses from drugs and supplements produce niacin flush (3-4 x the RDA dose), liver damage

Biotin/

B Vitamin

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: no disease, just known as biotin deficiency

Deficiency Symptoms: hair loss, skin rash around mouth, nuerological impairment

Toxicity: some research says too much biotin can damage DNA

Pantothenic Acid

B Vitamin

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Pantothenic Acid Deficiency

Deficiency Symptoms: General failure of all the body's systems, include fatigue, GI distress, and neurological disturbances

Toxicity: None

Vitamin B 6/ Pyridoxine

Vitamin B

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Vitamin B 6 Deficiency

Disease Symptoms: Scaly dermatitis, anemia, depression

Toxixity: Causes neurological damage that is irreversible

Folate/Folic Acid

Vitamin B

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Folate Deficiency

Disease Symptoms: anemia, smooth, red tongue

Toxicity: no toxicity from naturally occurig foods, but can be toxic if consumed in high levels with fortified foods or supplements

Vitamin B 12/ Cobalamin

Vitamin B

Water Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Pernicious anemia

Disease Symptoms: anemia, fatigue, sore tongue, loss of appetite

Toxicity: none

Choline

Non-B Vitamin

Deficiency Disease- Choline Deficiency

Deficiency Symptoms- Liver damage

Toxicity- salivation, liver damage, sweating

Vitamin C/Ascorbic Acid

Water Solube

Deficiency Disease: Scurvy

Deficiency Symptoms: Bleeding gums, loosened teeth, rough skin

Toxicity: nausea, fatigue, hot flashes

Vitamin A/ Retinol

Fat Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Hypovitaminosis A

Deficiency Symptoms: Night blindness, corneal drying, gray spots on eyes

Toxicity: Hypervitaminosis Aa

   chronic: birth defects

   acute: blurred vision, vomitting, vertigo

Vitamin D/ Calciferol

Fat Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Vitamin D Deficiency

Deficiency Symptoms:
Rickets in children (misshapen bones, inadequate calcification, protrusion of abdomen

Osteoporosis in adults (soft, flexible, brittle, bones)

Toxicity: Hypervitaminosis D- calcification of soft tissues

Vitamin E/ Alpha-tocopherol

Fat Soluble

Deficiency Disease: Vitamin E Deficiency

Deficiency Symptoms: Red blood cell breakage, nerve damage

Toxicity: Augments the effects of anticlotting medication