Question

what are protective foods??

Answer 1

Foods like leafy or yellow vegetables, Citrus fruits , Meat , milk , Egg, that contain adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and high quality proteins which protects from the development of a deficiency disease. eg: pellagra, beriberi , scurvy.

Answer 2

Protective foods are type of foods which protect against deficiency diseases.

EXPLANATION:

These foods contain large amounts of anti-oxidants that do not allow the free radicals to harm the body in any manner.

Protective foods contain a large number of  minerals, vitamins and high quality proteins which can be used to protect the body against deficiency diseases like scurvy, beriberi etc. Some examples of protective foods include meat, citrus fruits, leafy vegetables, eggs and milk.