Balanced Diet and Deficiency Diseases

Section 3: Balanced Diet and Deficiency Diseases

Focus: Definition of a balanced diet and symptoms/causes of deficiency diseases.

A diet that contains all nutrients in the right quantities along with roughage and water is called a:

(a) Healthy diet

(b) Balanced diet

(c) Complete diet

(d) Rich diet

Answer: (b)

Washing vegetables and fruits after peeling or cutting them results in the loss of:

(a) Fats

(b) Carbohydrates

(c) Vitamins and minerals

(d) Proteins

Answer: (c)

The condition caused by excessive intake of fat-rich foods is called:

(a) Anemia

(b) Scurvy

(c) Obesity

(d) Rickets

Answer: (c)

Diseases that occur due to lack of nutrients over a long period are called:

(a) Chronic diseases

(b) Deficiency diseases

(c) Seasonal diseases

(d) Communicable diseases

Answer: (b)

Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of:

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin B

(c) Vitamin C

(d) Vitamin D

Answer: (a)

Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin B1?

(a) Scurvy

(b) Beriberi

(c) Rickets

(d) Anemia

Answer: (b)

Scurvy is a disease caused by the deficiency of Vitamin C. Its main symptom is:

(a) Weak bones

(b) Bleeding gums

(c) Poor vision

(d) Swollen neck

Answer: (b)

Deficiency of Vitamin D leads to a disease called:

(a) Goitre

(b) Rickets

(c) Beriberi

(d) Scurvy

Answer: (b)

In Rickets, what happens to the bones?

(a) They become very hard

(b) They become soft and bent

(c) They grow very fast

(d) They disappear

Answer: (b)

Which mineral deficiency causes bones and tooth decay?

(a) Iron

(b) Iodine

(c) Calcium

(d) Phosphorus

Answer: (c)

Swollen glands in the neck and mental disability in children are symptoms of:

(a) Anemia

(b) Goitre

(c) Rickets

(d) Beriberi

Answer: (b)

Goitre is caused by the deficiency of:

(a) Iron

(b) Calcium

(c) Iodine

(d) Vitamin A

Answer: (c)

Anemia leads to:

(a) Strong muscles

(b) General weakness

(c) Better digestion

(d) Night blindness

Answer: (b)

A person who eats only rice and dal might suffer from:

(a) Obesity

(b) Deficiency of certain vitamins and minerals

(c) Over-nutrition

(d) No health issues

Answer: (b)

What is the best way to prevent all deficiency diseases?

(a) By taking expensive medicines

(b) By eating only fruits

(c) By taking a balanced diet

(d) By drinking plenty of water

Answer: (c)