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Balanced diet should have

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  1. Protein 1/5, fat 3/5, carbohydrate 1/5

  2. Protein 3/5, fat 1/5, carbohydrate 1/5

  3. Protein 1/2, fat 1/4, carbohydrate 1/4

  4. Protein 1/5, fat 1/5, carbohydrate 3/5

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Correct Option: D

Good food is associated with

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  1. Good habit

  2. Good environment

  3. Good health

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Good food contains the necessary nutrients required by the body to have good height, good weight, and good strength and hence good health.

So the correct answer is 'Good health'.

Balanced diet should have

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  1. Protein 1/5, fat 3/5, carbohydrate 1/5

  2. Protein 3/5, fat 1/5, carbohydrate 1/5

  3. Protein 1/5, fat 1/5, carbohydrate 3/5

  4. Protein 1/2, fat 1/4, carbohydrate 1/4

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • A balanced diet is a diet that contains the quality and proportions of nutrients needed to maintain good health and to sustain life. In a balanced diet, 45-65% of the diet should come from carbohydrates, 20-35% of the diet should come from fats and 10-15% of the diet should come from protein.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following contain zero value calories?

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  1. Milk

  2. Egg

  3. Cocca cola/ soft drink

  4. Fish

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Zero calorie food or negative calorie foods do contain some calories but without any nutritional value. Of the given options, Cocoa Cola or soft drinks are ones that contain zero value calories.

A man with a diet deficient in at least one essential nutrient is said to be

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  1. Starving

  2. Undernourished

  3. Malnourished

  4. Il-nourished

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Malnourished is the condition caused by the eating of essential nutrients in a lesser amount. I can be deficiency disorder like kwashiorkor in the protein deficiency disorder.

An animal with a diet deficient in atleast one essential nutrient is said to be

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  1. Starving

  2. Undernourished

  3. Malnourished

  4. Suffering from kwashiorkor disease

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Essential nutrients for animals can be classified into seven major classes. These are carbohydrates, fats, fibre, minerals, proteins, vitamins and water. the lack of even a single vitamin or essential nutrients may lead to a mild case of malnutrition
So, the correct answer is 'Malnourished'

Excess intake of the following causes obesity

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  1. Vitamins

  2. Proteins

  3. Carbohydrates

  4. Minerals

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Correct Option: C

Junk food eaten frequently leads to 

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  1. Good health

  2. Obesity

  3. Overnutrition

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. 
  •  People are generally considered obese when their body mass index (BMI), a measurement obtained by dividing a person's weight by the square of the person's height, is over 30 kg/m2; the range 25–30 kg/m2 is defined as overweight. 
  • Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake particularly fat and sugars, but don't burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, it will be stored by the body as fat. Hence, Junk food eaten frequently leads to Obesity.
 So, the correct answer is 'Obesity'.

To  avoid obesity you should eat junk food.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. 
  •  People are generally considered obese when their body mass index (BMI), a measurement obtained by dividing a person's weight by the square of the person's height, is over 30 kg/m2; the range 25–30 kg/m2 is defined as overweight. 
  • Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake particularly fat and sugars, but don't burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, it will be stored by the body as fat. Hence, To avoid obesity you should not eat junk food.
So, the correct answer is 'False'.

Obesity is due to extra consumption of

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  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Fats

  3. Proteins

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D