A doctor advises a patient to include yellow fruits, carrots and butter in his diet. What deficiency disease do you think the patient is suffering from?

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Night blindness (nyctalopia) is caused due o deficiency of vitamin-A. The parent substance of vitamin-A is $\beta$-carotene, which is called a provitamin. It is obtained from fish, liver, oils, milk, carrot, spinach, tomatoes, etc.

Q. A doctor advises a patient to include yellow fruits, carrots and butter in his diet. What deficiency disease do you think the patient is suffering from?

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