Food and Nutrition Basics

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What is the main function of vitamins in our body?

Add bulk to the body

Provide energy

Help in digestion

Protect against diseases and keep eyes, bones, teeth, and gums healthy (correct)

Which of the following is a deficiency disease caused by the lack of vitamin B?

Beriberi (correct)

Night Blindness

Goiter

Scurvy

What is the role of minerals in the body?

Protect against diseases (correct)

Add bulk to the body

Provide energy

Help with digestion

Which deficiency disease is caused by the lack of vitamin A?

Night Blindness Signup and view all the answers

What is the main symptom of scurvy?

Bleeding gums Signup and view all the answers

Which component of food is primarily responsible for providing energy?

Fats Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of consuming food?

To obtain energy and materials for growth and repair of the body Signup and view all the answers

Which nutrient is essential for the growth and repair of the body?

Proteins Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of taking in food containing nutrients that provide energy and help in growth called?

Nutrition Signup and view all the answers

What is a balanced diet?

A diet providing adequate nutrients along with roughage and water Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main function of vitamins in our body?

Which of the following is a deficiency disease caused by the lack of vitamin B?

What is the role of minerals in the body?

Which deficiency disease is caused by the lack of vitamin A?

What is the main symptom of scurvy?

Which component of food is primarily responsible for providing energy?

What is the main purpose of consuming food?

Which nutrient is essential for the growth and repair of the body?

What is the process of taking in food containing nutrients that provide energy and help in growth called?

What is a balanced diet?

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