What are water soluble vitamins?

Water soluble vitamins are vitamin B complex and vitamin c

Vitamin C :- ( Ascorbic Acid )

It's daily requirement is 60 mg per day. It is also named as Ascorbic acid due to its Anti - scurvy properties. It is the non stable among all vitamins as it gets easily destroyed and is highly soluble in water. It is also lost when food is dehydrated.

Functions 

• Common cold prevention
• RBC synthesis
• Making haemoglobin
• Boost immunity power
• Hormone synthesis
• Act as anti histamine
• Prevent fever

Deficiency 

• Scurvy
• Pigmentation of finger nail
• Fatigue
• No would healings
• Bleeding gums

Sources :- citrus fruits, vegetables, tomato

Vitamin B complex :-

Scientist have discovered eleven water soluble vitamins out of which eight are considered essential for humans

Vitamin B are classified as :-

1. Classic deficiency disease preventing vitamin :-

B 1 ( thiamine) --------------- beriber
B 2 ( riboflavin)--------------- Aroboflavinosis

B 3 (Nicotinic acid)----------- pellagra

2. Anaemia preventing vitamins :-

Pyridoxine -------------- Hypochromic anaemia

Folic acid ----------------- Macrocytic anaemia

Cyanocobalamin-------- pernicious anaemia

B 6 is also known as pyridoxine, B 9 as folic acid and B 12 as cyanocobalamin.

3. Recently discovered coenzyme factors

B 5 (Pantothenic acid)

B 7 ( Biotin)

Source of vitamin B are yeast, liver , oatmeal,peas, bread, cheese, kidney e.t c

Vitamin B keeps nervous system in good function also and prevent from above mentioned diseases.