Vitamin deficient in breast milk is?
Correct Answer: Vitamin C
Description: <p> MILK:- Milk is good source of proteins , fats , sugars, vitamins and minerals. 1. Proteins: chief protein is casein. It occurs in combination with calcium as calcium caseinogenate. The other proteins are lactalbumin and lactoglobulin. Animal milk contains 3 times as much protein as human milk. Milk protein contain all eseential amino acids. Human milk contain greater amount of tryptophan and sulphur containing amino acids. 2. Fat: 3.4 % in human milk. Human milk contain high amount of linoleic acid and oleic acid. Milk fat is a good source of retinol and vitamin D. 3. Sugar: lactose / milk sugar. 4. Minerals 5. Vitamins: all except Vitamin C. {Reference: Park&;s textbook of community medicine, 23 rd edition, pg no. 630}
Category:
Social & Preventive Medicine
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now