Question

A child eats food rich in carbohydrates and avoids protein in its diet. Which type of
nutritional deficiency will affect that child?
i) Kwashiorkar ii) Nyctalopia iii) Diabetes iv) Down syndrome

TNSCERT Class 10 Biology Ch 2 Immune System

Answer 1

A child eats food rich in carbohydrates and avoids proteins in its diet. he will be affected by kwashiorkar. as kwashiorkar is deficiency disease of proteins.
so i) kwashiorkar is the answer.

Answer 2

The child would be affected by KWASHIORKAR as in this the body is suffering from lack of protein. The body suffers from tiredness, muscular wasting and edema{water retention}.The hairs and skin loses colour , the skin becomes scaly, and the body may also suffer from diarrohea and aneamia.