1.Why do we not eat excess fats?
2.Name the disease caused by lack of proteins?
3.Name the diseases caused by lack of proteins and carbohydrates?
4.How can you prepare ORS with sugar and salts?
5.Boojho was having difficulty in seeing things in dim light. The doctor tested his eyesight and prescribed a particular vitamin supplement. He also advised him to include a few food items in his diet.
i.Which deficiency disease is he suffering from?
ii.Which food component may be lacking in his diet?
iii.Suggest some food items that he should include in his diet. (any four) 6.‘Water does not provide nutrients, yet it is an important component of food.’ Explain?
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Answer:
1)Eating too much saturated fats in your diet can raise "bad" LDL cholesterol in your blood, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. "Good" HDL cholesterol has a positive effect by taking cholesterol from parts of the body where there's too much of it to the liver, where it's disposed
2)Based on available literature the researcher arrived at conclusion that insufficient of protein may cause various health problems such as kwashiorkor, marasmus, impaired mental health, edema, organ failure, wasting and shrinkage of muscle tissues, and weakness of immune system.
3)Same as 2
4)The "Simple Solution" - Home made Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) Recipe
Six (6) level teaspoons of Sugar.
Half (1/2) level teaspoon of Salt.
One Litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled - 5 cupfuls (each cup about 200 ml.)