Protein Deficiency Diseases
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What are protective foods? Give examples.
Kwashiorkor is caused due to
Fats
Protein
Carbohydrate
Vitamin
A doctor prescribed a tablet to a patient suffering from iron deficiency. The tablet does not look like iron.
What is the role of the enzyme lipase?
Statement 1: Marasmus affects the infants up to 1 year of age.
Statement 2: This is due to the deficiency of only vitamins in the diet.
Both the statements are true
Statement 1 is false and satatement 2 is true
Statement 1 is true and satatement 2 is false
Both the statements are false
The damage to oxyntic cells of gastric glands will result in
Acidity
Pernicious anemia
Indigestion
Peptic ulcer
Why are proteins necessary in our food ? Name one protein deficiency disease of young children.
Deficiency of iodine causes scurvy.
- True
- False
- Vitamin
- Fat
- Melanin
- Protein
How does kwashiorkor differ from marasmus?
Recovery from kwashiorkor is much slower than from marasmus
A child with kwashiorkor is still alert and responsive, but one suffering from marasmus is apathetic and lethargic.
Kwashiorkor results primarily from protein deficiency while marasmus results from total energy depletion.
None of the above
Which one of the following vitamins and their deficiency diseases is paired incorrectly?
Vitamin A - Poor night vision,
Vitamin B1 - Beri - Beri.
Vitamin D - Pellagra
Vitamin C - Scurvy
Name the disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin C.
What is rickets? How can it be prevented?
Which of the following is a symptoms of kwashiorkor
Damaged immune system
cracked and scaly skin
loss of appetite
excess sweating
People living in hilly region suffer from simple goiter. Explain?
Lack of Iodine causes:
Goitre
Fluorosis
Anaenia
Osteomalacia
What are the deficiencies of micronutrients?
63) Name the vaccine which saves that life of babies from three Diseases
A person lives in a hilly area. The drinking water and food is grown in this area are poor in a mineral ‘P’. the deficiency of ‘p’ in the body causes an abnormal enlargement of gland ‘Q’ leading to a disease ‘R’ however, does not occur in the people living in coastal areas.
Name one disease in children which occurs due to the deficiency of mineral ‘P’ in their diet?
Deficiency of protein in children is called as
Beriberi
Scurvy
Diabetes
Kwashiorkor
Read the following statements and write your answer as true or false.
Lack of iodine causes anaemia.
- True
- False
Rickets is caused by the deficiency of__i__ in food, while goitre is caused by the deficiency of__ii__.
The information in which alternative completes the given statement?
Rima's brother is suffering from whooping cough. He is advised to take which vaccine?
- Vitamin D/Calcium/Phosphorus
- Food
- Vitamin pyridoxine
- Fat
Oedema of face and legs is seen in kwashiorkor.
True
False
A child has less body weight. He has a thin face and retarded physical and mental growth. Which disease is the child suffering from?
Marasmus
Kwashiorkor
Rickets
Anaemia
- Pellagra
- Kwashiorkor
- Marasmus
- Rickets