Question

Question 21: Saba's parents insist that she eat a lot of fruits and salads to build immunity. Which of the
following components of food would help in this?
a) Proteins
b) Roughage
c) Vitamins
d) Carbohydrates​

Answer 1

Answer:

Carbohydrates

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Answer 2

Answer:

c)Vitamins, it is the correct option. That's why Saba's parents insisted she eats lots of fruits and salads to build immunity because they contain vitamins.

Explanation:

Vitamins are the component of food that will help her in building immunity, they are lots of vitamins that are present in fruits and vegetables.  

• Major Vitamins in vegetables- Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin folate.

• Major vitamins in Fruits-Vitamin C. Vitamin B6, Vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin folate.

• Vitamins play an essential role in the immune system. It affects both innate and adaptive immune systems.
• The immune response can be influenced by Vitamins A & vitamin D in highly specific ways.
• Whereas vitamins such as E & C and members belonging to the vitamin B complex affects the immune response in non-specific ways.

• They regulate a broad and diverse range of immune responses such as:-

1. Tissue-specific lymphocyte homing
2. Differentiation of T-helper cells
3. Activation and proliferation of lymphocytes,
4. Production of isotypes of specific antibodies
5. Regulation of immune responses.