Question

86. Explain giving reasons
(a) Balanced diet is necessary for maintaining healthy body.
(b) Health of an organism depends upon the surrounding environmental conditions.
(c) Our surrounding area should be free of stagnant water,
(d) Social harmony and good economic conditions are necessary for good health.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. A balanced diet supplies the nutrients your body needs to work effectively. Without balanced nutrition, your body is more prone to disease, infection, fatigue, and low performance. Children who don't get enough healthy foods may face growth and developmental problems, poor academic performance, and frequent infection

Answer 2

Answer:

(a) Food is essential for the growth, development and maintenance of the body. A balanced diet provides raw material in the form of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, roughage, etc, in appropriate amount for the proper growth and functioning of the body.

(b) Besides personal hygiene, health also depends on our surroundings. If our surroundings are unhygienic, we are likely to get infectious diseases.

(c) Stagnant water is source of many water-borne diseases and a breeding site for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are vectors for many diseases such as malaria, dengue, etc. and flourish in stagnant water. Hence, our surroundings should be free of stagnant water.

(d) Human beings live in societies, which determine the social and physical environment Social harmony and good economic conditions are necessary for good social and mental health. Further adequate earning is necessary for being able to get balanced diet and better living.conditions.Good economic conditions are necessary for the treatment of diseases as well.