Question

Q. 6 Answer the following questions in detail:
1) List various types of nutrients and write functions of each.

2) What are deficiency diseases? Name some deficiency diseases.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Proteins: the building blocks of the body.

Fats and Carbohydrates are the body's energy (power and heat) source.

Vitamins and minerals are keeping the body in good working order.

2. Deficiency diseases are diseases that are caused by the lack of certain essential nutrients, especially vitamins and minerals, in one's diet over a prolonged period of time. Eg. Scurvy, Rickets, Beri-Beri etc.

Answer 2

Answer:

(1) There are seven major classes of nutrients: carbohydrates, fats, fiber, minerals, protein, vitamins, and water. Carbohydrates - our main source of energy. Fats - one source of energy and important in relation to fat soluble vitamins.

(2) Although deficiency diseases have been described in laboratory animals and humans deprived of single vitamins, in human experience multiple deficiencies are usually present simultaneously. The eight B-complex vitamins function in coordination in numerous enzyme systems and metabolic pathways; thus, a deficiency of one may affect the…