[chesterburrito]

What would be absolutely necessary as far as vitamins / nutrients if there was a foot shortage? I have heard you can get scurvy from not having vitamin C or something like that before, what other things can happen?

 

[dunappy]

Here are a list of the vitamins and the defiencies associated with them The words in bold are the disease or problem caused by the defiency of the vitamin.

Vitamin A Night-blindness and Keratomalacia
Vitamin B1 Thiamine Beriberi

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin Ariboflavinosis
Vitamin B3 Niacin, niacinamide Liver damage
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid Paresthesia
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, pyridoxal Anaemia
Biotin Dermatitis, enteritis
Folic acid folinic acid Deficiency during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects
Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin, hydroxycobalamin, methylcobalamin Megaloblastic anaemia
Vitamin C Ascorbic acid Scurvy
Vitamin D Ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol Rickets and Osteomalacia
Vitamin E Tocopherols, tocotrienols Deficiency is very rare; mild hemolytic anemia in newborn infants.
Vitamin K phylloquinone, menaquinones Bleeding diathesis

 

[porksoda]

Would a good multivitamin have all of these vitamins?

 

[BlackPaladin]

Would a good multivitamin have all of these vitamins?

Yes. Check the label.

 

[rainbowgardens]

Don't forget to plan for plenty of healthy fats in your food storage. Many vitamins require fat to make them usable by the body.

 

[TechAdmin]

Most of those vitamins are covered with eating a balanced diet of fruit, vegetables, lean meat and sunlight.

 

[dunappy]

yes that is correct, but the original post made the distinction

IF there was a FOOD shortage

If you don't have a blanaced diet to begin with due to lack of food you can have some of these issues.