Health Guide

Your Journey

   Related Topics

Healthy Food
Do you know ?
Energy of Food
Food Laws
Diet Plan
Working Of Elements
One should know...
Effect Of Common
   Habitat

Disease of 
   Deficiency

Allergies due 
   to Food

Role of basic 
   Nutrition
Recipes
Health Diary
Food Guide Pyramid

 

   
Alternative Therapies

  
  Prevalent Diseases

 
  Personal Tools

Maternal Column
Women Power
Sex Savvy

  Related Sites

Acquire knowledge through alternate sites
 

 

 

  

The green leafy vegetables are a good source of fiber in the diet. They also contain essential vitamins and minerals. Without the vegetables in normal diet one can get deficiency as listed below:
 

Green Leafy Vegetables Spinach, fenugreek, cabbage, lettuce, mint, coriander leaves and colocassia leaves.

Vitamin A, vitamin K, riboflavin, iron magnesium, sodium, fluoride and potassium.

Night blindness, keratinazation of skin epithelium, increased susceptibility to hemorrhage, cheilosis, [cracks at corners of mouth] dermatitis [cracks around nose and mouth]. Glossitis [inflammation of the mouth.] uncontrolled neuromuscular tremors undesirable calcification of soft tissues, anemia and dental caries.

Root Vegetables Beetroot, carrot, onions, potatoes, radish, sweet potato and yam. 

Potassium, sodium, and phosphorus.

Growth retardation, osmotic imbalance.

Other VegetablesBitter gourd, bottle gourd, brinjal, cauliflower, cucumber, drumstick, capsicum, French beans, ladies finger and tinda.

Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C, Carotene, magnesium, potassium and sodium.

Night blindness, scurvy, bone diseases like osteoporosis, irritability in infants, anorexia, anemia, growth retardation, osmotic imbalance, uncontrolled neuromuscular tremors and undesirable calcification.

Disease | Explore your body | Medication | Ayurveda | Herb | SMAPS | Doctor's Corner | Online Course
Doctor's Online | Maternal Column | Women Power | Sex Savvy | Debit Point | E-mail Us | About Us | Health Guide
FAQ | Articles | News | Search | Site Map

Copyright © HealthepicTM (India) Pvt. Ltd.  

© 2001 HealthepicTM (India) Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. All information is intended for your information only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. Please seek prompt medical care from your physician on any health issues. Please read our user terms & conditions / disclaimer / privacy policy  before you proceed.

The Portal has best vision in IE-5 and Netscape- 4.6. Best Resolution viewed on 800*600