Tag: diet, drugs and disease

Cortisol is a steroid hormone, known as a glucocorticoid, made in the cortex of the adrenal glands and then released into the blood which transports it all round the body.  It is a life-sustaining hormone which maintains homeostasis. Almost every cell contains receptors for cortisol and so cortisol can have lots of different actions depending on which sort of cells it is acting upon. These effects include controlling the body’s blood sugar levels and thus regulating metabolism, acting as an anti-inflammatory, influencing memory formation, controlling salt and water balance, influencing blood pressure and helping the development of the foetus. In many species, cortisol is also responsible for triggering the processes involved in giving birth. Aldosterone, parathormone, and somatostatin do not cause the symptoms such as obesity, weakness, salt and water retention etc. Thus, option A is correct.

Yoghurt has much digestion aiding property as it is a dairy byproduct. yoghurt neutralize the acid which in turn cool the stomach. it also helps in digestion. 

A balanced diet is one which provides all the nutrients in required amounts and proper proportions. The basic component of the balance diet is proteins, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. The quantities of foods needed to meet the nutrient requirements vary with age, gender, physiological status and physical activity. 

• Obesity is a condition that is associated with having an excess amount of body fat, defined by genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control when dieting.
  
• Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients.
  

Diet refer to the food and drink a person consumes daily which is oxidized to form energy. The diet which contains all the major components is known as balanced diet. The basic component of the balance diet is proteins, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. The quantities of foods needed to meet the nutrient requirements vary with age, gender, physiological status and physical activity.

Proteins are regarded as the building blocks of our body. It helps in the growth and development of the body. It helps to build and repair the damaged tissues. It forms an integral component of the enzymes and hormones of the body which helps in the regulation of metabolic activities like digestion etc. It also provides energy to the body for physical and metabolic activities. The protein contains four calories per gram. Fish and proteins are good sources of proteins. Other sources are milk, yoghurt and cheese etc.

Roughage is basically edible fiber. It has the capacity to resist the enzymes of human digestive system. It helps in proper elimination of waste products. examples are whole grains like oats and vegetables like carrot and cucumber. So, the correct option is 'Fibres'.

The main components of dietary fiber are derived from the cell walls of plant material in the diet and comprise cellulose, hemi-cellulose and pectin (the non-starch polysaccharides). Lignin, a non-carbohydrate component of the cell wall is also often included. Dietary fiber is a term which is felt to be valuable for the consumer who looks upon this as a healthy component of the diet. At the present time, there is no consensus as to which components of carbohydrate should be included as dietary fiber and different authors have variously included non-starch polysaccharides and resistant starch.

Deoxyribose, also known as D-Deoxyribose and 2-deoxyribose, is a pentose sugar (monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms) that is a key component of the nucleic acid deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). It is derived from the pentose sugar ribose. So, the correct option is 'True'.