Mineral Deficiency Diseases

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Question 05(iv)

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Night blindness is caused due to deficiency of ___ in our food.

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The bones are a storehouse of calcium and phosphorus for the rest of the body.

1. True

2. False

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Which minerals are found in seafood and table salt?

1. Sodium

2. Iron

3. Potassium

4. Iodine

Q. Name any three minerals. Write down their functions and what happens when they are deficient in the body.

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Which among the following disease is caused by deficiency of Iron?

1. Ricket

2. Kwashiorkor

3. Night blindness

4. Anaemia

Q. Match the following diseases with the nutrient it is associated with.

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin $B_1$
3. Vitamin $B_3$
4. Vitamin C

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Sourabh has brittle bones, excessive bleeding, and stunted growth. Which mineral is deficient in his body?

1. Sodium

2. Iron

3. Calcium

4. Iodine

Q. If we need 100%calcium in our body what would happen if we have 150%of calcium

Q. While playing football, George fell down. He bent his forearm at an unnatural angle. It started to swell. It hurt when he tried to move it. Identify the injury he is likely to suffer from.

1. Rickets
2. Bone fracture
3. Beriberi
4. Goitre

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what is the mineral needed for the formation of red blood cells

Q. The symptoms of anaemia include body fatigue and giddiness.

1. True
2. False

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Deficiency of ___ leads to anemia.

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In areas where dietary intake of iodine is low, people had swollen necks. What would you say about this occurrence ?

Q. Explorers going to the North or South Poles must carry green vegetables and fruit juices with them. Why is this necessary?

Q. Deficiency of which of the following causes pellagra?

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin B1
4. Vitamin B3

Q. Kwashiorkor occurs due to the deficiency of .

1. calcium
2. protein
3. vitamin A
4. Iron

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Deficiency of iron in the food leads to_________.

1. Osteoporosis

2. Beriberi

3. Rickets

4. Anaemia

Q. Deficiency of which two nutrients is called Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM)?
(a) Proteins and fats
(b) Carbohydrates and proteins
(c) Fats and proteins
(d) Carbohydrates and fats

Q. If a person does not eat sufficient fruits and vegetables, he/she most likely will be deficient of:

1. Vitamin A
2. Carbohydrates
3. Vitamin C
4. Both A and C

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Deficiency of calcium causes ___________.

1. Anaemia

2. Scurvy

3. Osteoporosis

4. Rickets

Q. Deficiency of _________ causes a disease known as beriberi.​

1. vitamin A​
2. vitamin B

Q. Write about the vitamins A and D with respect to their sources, deficiency diseases and their symptoms.

Q. Brittle and weak bones are caused due to the deficiency of _____ .

1. iron
2. iodine
3. sodium
4. calcium