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Answer the following questions in two sentences.
1. What is a balanced diet?
2. List the symptoms of malnutrition.
3. What causes scurvy? What are its symptoms?
4. Why must babies be exposed to sunlight?
5. Why is calcium important for the body?
Answers
Explanation:
1. A diet consisting of a variety of different types of food and providing adequate amounts of the nutrients necessary for good health is called a balanced diet
2. Malnutrition refers to getting too little or too much of certain nutrients. It can lead to serious health issues, including stunted growth, eye problems, diabetes and heart disease. Malnutrition affects billions of people worldwide.
3. Scurvy happens when there is a lack of vitamin C, or ascorbic acid. The deficiency leads to symptoms of weakness, anemia, gum disease, and skin problems.
Symptoms of vitamin C deficiency can start to appear after 8 to 12 weeks. Early signs include a loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, irritability, and lethargy.
4.In the newborn period the UV light from the sun helps to break down bilirubin through the infants skin which is how it helps with jaundice. Everyone, young and old should get some sunlight during the day as it helps with Vitamin D.
5.The body needs calcium to maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions. Almost all calcium is stored in bones and teeth, where it supports their structure and hardness. The body also needs calcium for muscles to move and for nerves to carry messages between the brain and every body part.
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Answer:
1. a diet that contains different types of food which also provides all nutrition and minerals for a good health of a person.
2. lack of interest in food
feeling of tiredness all the time
lack of concentration
easily falling prey for diseases and illness
3.its caused by lack of vitamin C in your diet for 3 months. it's symptoms are feeling of tiredness all the time, sad or depressed, red or blue spots on skin, joint pains, loss of teeth and bleeding gums
4. to regulate the production of melatonin
5. to maintain strong bones and teeth, muscles to move and nerves to carry messages.
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