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water-soluble vitamin, leads to symptoms within a few
weeks. Scurvy, caused by Vitamin C deficiency, can lead
to death in 20 to 30 weeks.
Of the 13 known vitamins, four fat-soluble ones —
Vitamins A, D, E and K—are stored in the body's fatty tis-
sues. The other nine vitamins are water-soluble, and
most are not stored in the body: Vitamin C and the nine
varieties of Vitamin B: Thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2),
niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), cobal-
amin (B12) biotin and folic acid (folacin).

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