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Write answers to the following questions.

(a) Which foods contain vitamin D?

(b) Which disorder is related to a lack of calcium?

(c) Which food items contain plenty of iron?

(d) Which constituents should form a part of the diet of growing girls?

(e) What are the ill effects of taking intoxicating substances?

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(a) Vitamin D is present in milk, butter, shark liver oil, eggs, and fish.

(b) Rickets is related to the deficiency of calcium.

(c) Food items like wheat, jaggery, green leafy vegetables and dates are rich source of iron.

(d) Iron, calcium should form a part of the diet of growing girls.

(e) The intake of intoxicating substance has damaging effects on individual’s health. Chewing /smoking of tobacco/ghutkha can lead to lung cancer /mouth cancer. There are many people who chew paan and spit it in public places. This is one of the main causes of the spread of many diseases.


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