How many minerals are needed for proper growth and functioning of the body ?
Name the following:
(a) The nutrients which mainly give energy to our body.
(b) The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
(c) A vitamin required for maintaining good eyesight.
(d) A mineral required for keeping our bones healthy.
Adolescents should be careful about what they eat because :
(a) proper diet develops their brains.
(b) proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body.
(c) adolescents feel hungry all the time.
(d) taste buds are well developed in teenagers.
A balanced diet of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals is essential for proper growth and development of the body. Hence, it is essential for adolescents to take proper balanced diet. Which mineral helps in blood formation?
Vitamins and minerals are nutrient factors that are inevitable for proper health and the smooth functioning of physiological activities.