Nutrient Deficiency

Deficiency of __________ causes Night blindness.

• Vitamin B1

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin A

Having iodized salt regularly in your food will help in the prevention of __________.

• Goitre

• Anaemia

• Rickets

If you suffer from Anaemia you should eat foods rich in _____.

• Vitamin A and C

• Calcium and Phosphorus

• Iron and Vitamin B12

The deficiency diseases can be prevented by having ___________.

• Junk food

• Balanced diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables

• Lots of water

__________ is caused by a lack of vitamin C, and causes painful joints and bleeding gums.

• Kwashiorkor

• Night blindness

• Scurvy

• Rickets

Which food nutrient can be found in all foods? Patients lacking this nutrient can suffer from dehydration.

• Protein

• Water

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

Deficiency diseases are

• Communicable

• Non- communicable

• infectious

• metabolic

People who have a problem caused by too much or too little of a nutrient in their diets are said to suffer from __________.

• Starvation

• Malnutrition

A lack of iron can cause __________. This causes tiredness and shortness of breath.

• Kwashiorkor

• Anemia

• Scurvy

• Rickets

Ram has poor visibility in the night due to lack of vit.A in his diet.True/False

• True

• False