Malnutrition

Kwashiorkor is a protein deficiency disease.

List the symptoms of Kwashiorkor.

Foods protect us from disease and therefore antibodies that protect us from the disease are also foods.

Diet rich in carotenoids is beneficial because

In the 16th century, sailors who travelled long distances had diseases related to malnutrition because they were not able to eat fresh vegetables and fruits for months at a time scurvy is a result of deficiency of

Complete the following columns based on the information about deficiency diseases.

What are deficiency diseases?

Choose from the following:
(seafood, iodine, vitamin C, Milk)

Bleeding of gums occurs due to deficiency of _____.

The lack of nutrients in the diet causes infectious diseases.

_____ is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin-D.

Given below is a picture showing children with soft bones and bent legs due to the deficiency of a certain vitamin.



Choose the name of the disease from the options below.

Which of the following is/are deficiency disease(s)?

Diseases that occur due to lack of one or more nutrients is called:

Which of these statements below are true for deficiency disease?

In which disease is there an enlargement of the thyroid gland?

Who am I?

I am needed in small quantities. My deficiency can cause anaemia.

Explain the loss caused due to minerals malnutrition.

Find the odd one out.

Night blindness, Scurvy, Rickets, Marasmus.

Obesity is a deficiency disease.

Sunil’s father never bothered to keep a watch on the type of salt they consume. One day Sunil noticed that her sister developed somewhat swollen neck. His father took her to the doctor. Doctor advised them to use iodised salt.

Do you use iodised salt?