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Questions Related to nutrient deficiency diseases

Observe the below statements.
(i) Protein deficiency in diet leads to Kwashiorkor disease.
(ii) Deficiency of only calories leads to Marasmus disease.

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  1. (i) and (ii) are true

  2. (i) true but (ii) false

  3. (i) false but (ii) true

  4. (i) and (ii) both false

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • There are two types of malnutrition diseases. 
  • Kwashiorkor is the disease that is due to the deficiency of protein in the diet. 
  • The other type of malnutrition disease is the marasmus, which is due to the deficiency of protein and energy. 
  • When there are low calorie and protein intake in the diet, results in marasmus. 
  • Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

Rickets and Kwashiorkor are

biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Deficiency diseases

  2. Hereditary diseases

  3. Infection disease

  4. Communicable disease

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Rickets is defective mineralization or calcification of bones before epiphyseal closure in immature mammals due to deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D. Kwashiorkor is a condition resulting from inadequate protein intake. Early symptoms include fatigue, irritability, and lethargy. Kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition that most often affects children in developing regions of the world
So, the correct answer is 'Deficiency diseases'

Thin limbs, oedema and diarrhea develop due to protein deficiency in

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  1. Marasmus

  2. Kwashiorkor

  3. Pellagra

  4. Megaloblastic anaemia

  5. Xerophthalmia

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Correct Option: B

Kwashiorkor, a disorder of children, is due to 

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  1. Protein/essential amino acid deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deficiency

  3. Genetic problem

  4. Vitamin deficiency

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Correct Option: A

One has to include more meat, butter, milk and eggs in his diet if he is

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  1. Suffering from scurvy

  2. Not in a position to see in the dark

  3. Suffering from vitamin D deficiency

  4. Kwashiorkor patient

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

If one is suffering from scurvy, then he need to add vitamin C (like citrus fruits) in his diet.
If a person is not able to see in the dark, he has night blindness and he need to add vitamin A in his diet.
If a person is suffering from vitamin D deficiency, then he need to add fatty fish and fish liver oils in his diet.
Kwashiorkor is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. So, he should  protein-rich diet which includes meat, eggs, milk.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Marasmus is caused by deficiency of

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  1. Protein / Carbohydrate

  2. Riboflavin

  3. Niacin

  4. Thiamine

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Correct Option: A

Marasmus differs from Kwashiorkor in

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  1. Absence of oedema

  2. Match stick legs

  3. Protruded belly

  4. Anaemia

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Correct Option: A

Marasmus occurs due to 

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  1. Protein deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deiency

  3. Fat defiency

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marasmus is one of the three forms of serious protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). The other two forms are kwashiorkor (KW) and marasmic KW. Marasmus is a condition primarily caused by a deficiency in calories and energy, whereas kwashiorkor indicates an associated protein deficiency, resulting in an edematous appearance. 

So, the correct option is 'Protein deficiency'.

Marasmus is caused by deficiency of 

biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Proteins

  3. Vitamins

  4. Fats

  5. Iron

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Correct Option: A

As breast feeding is replaced by less nutritive food low in proteins and calories, infants below the age of one year are likely to suffer from

biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Rickets

  2. Marasmus

  3. Kwashiorkor

  4. Pellagra

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Correct Option: B