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प्रश्न
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Kwashiorkor
उत्तर
Kwashiorkor develops in children whose diet is deficient in proteins even if sufficient carbohydrates and fats are consumed. This disease is common among infants and children up to 3 years old. The symptoms of Kwashiorkor include reduced body weight, slurred growth, protruding belly, and thin legs.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The question has four options. Choose the correct answer:
The daily requirement of carbohydrate by an adult is
Use the food pyramid to select food items of your choice for three days.
Conditions:
- The diet for all three days should be balanced.
- There should be variety in the items chosen for the three days.
______ are some of the low-cost, highly nutritive food materials.
Skinny appearance and slow body growth are the symptoms of ______ disease.
______ is used for growth and repair of all the cells in the body.
What do you mean by balanced diet?
______ are those fats where carbon atoms are bound to as many hydrogen atoms as chemically possible.
Beriberi is caused by the efficiency of:
______ fibre consists of the bulk of food that our body cannot absorb.
Give two reasons why we should increase the amount of fibre in our diet.
