Question

Diseases that are caused due to __________of carbohydrates, ____, ______, minerals and vitamins in our______, are called deficiency diseases.​

Answer 1

Loss of carbohydrates,proteins , fats in our body

Answer 2

Answer:

Diseases that are caused due to deficiency of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins in our body are called deficiency diseases.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Carbohydrates and fat are the source of energy. While proteins and minerals are the nutrients that are used for biosynthesis.
• Carbohydrates containing aldehyde group; called aldose while ketone group is called ketose. They further divided into monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
• Nitrogen is essential for protein synthesis.
• Protein word was first discovered by J. Berzelius. Protein takes part in formation of cells, tissues and protoplasm.
• Fat is an ester of glycerol and fatty acid.
• Vitamins are organic compounds required in minute quantities.

Kwashiorkor is caused due to deficiency of protein, Hypoglycemia due to deficiency of carbohydrates.

Diseases that are caused due to deficiency of vitamins are:

• Deficiency of Vitamin-A causes night blindness, colour blindness, xerophtalmia.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-B1 causes beriberi.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-B2 causes cracking of skin.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-B3 causes whitening of hair, mental retardness.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-B6 causes anaemia.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-B7 causes hair falling.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-C causes scurvy.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-D causes rockets.
• Deficiency of Vitamin-K causes non-clotting of blood.