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Class 6 CHP 3

This document contains a chapter about balanced diets that answers several questions. It discusses the nutrients the body needs, including carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and roughage. It notes the average amount of food and water a human eats and drinks in a year. It explains why water and nutrients like protein and calcium are important, especially for young people who are still growing. The chapter also discusses vitamin deficiencies and diseases like rickets and kwashiorkor that can result from nutritional deficiencies. Finally, it covers why fish and poultry are healthier than red meat and the benefits of regular exercise like walking.

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Class 6 CHP 3

This document contains a chapter about balanced diets that answers several questions. It discusses the nutrients the body needs, including carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, and roughage. It notes the average amount of food and water a human eats and drinks in a year. It explains why water and nutrients like protein and calcium are important, especially for young people who are still growing. The chapter also discusses vitamin deficiencies and diseases like rickets and kwashiorkor that can result from nutritional deficiencies. Finally, it covers why fish and poultry are healthier than red meat and the benefits of regular exercise like walking.

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Class 6

Chp 3
Balanced diet
Answers the following questions.
Q1:
1: Why does the body need
a. Carbohydrates
b. proteins
c. vitamins
d. roughage
2: How much does an energy human eat and
drink in a year?
3: Why is water important in a balanced diet?
4: Suggest why are young person need plenty
of protein and calcium in their diet when they
are growing.
Answers.
1: The body need carbohydrates for energy
protein for growth and repair vitamins for various
function and roughage for digestion .
2: An average human eats and drinks around 1
,095 kg of food and water per year.
3: Water is important in a balanced diet for
hydration ,digestion ,and essential bodily
functions.
4: Young people need plenty of protein and
calcium for growth development and maintaining
strong bones.
Q2:
1: a) Name two foods rich in vitamin A.
b) Explain why a person who died is lacking in
vitamin A is more likely to become ill.
2: a) What is a good source of vitamin C?
b) What would happen to you if your diet was
lacking vitamin C?
3: a) What is rickets ?
b) How is rickets caused ?
4: a) Name two foods rich in calcium?
b) Explain why calcium is important in a
balanced diet.
5: a)What is kwashiorkor?
b) Explain how a person gets kwashiorkor.
Answers.
1: a) Carrots and sweet potatoes are rich in
vitamin A.
b) Lack of vitamin A weakens the immune
system making the person more prone to
infections.
2: a) Oranges and citrus fruits are a good source
of vitamin C.
b) Vitamin C lacking it in your diet can lead to
health issues like scurvy .
3: a) Rickets is a bond disease caused by vitamin
D deficiency.
b) Rickets is caused by a deficiency in vitamin
D calcium or phosphate.
4: a) To prevent rickets consuming rich foods like
milk and cheese is important.
b) Calcium is important in balanced diet
because it is essential for strong bones, teeth,
muscle function, and nerve transmission.
5: a) Kwashiorkor is a type of severe malnutrition
caused by a lack of protein in the diet.
B) Kwashiorkor can develop when a person
consume a die that is low in protein and high in
carbohydrates, leading to protein deficiency.
Q3:
1: Explain why eating fish and poultry is better
for you then eating red meat ?
2: Explain why walking is a good form of
exercise.
3: Explain why it is important to exercise
regularly.
Answers.
1: Eating fish and poultry is generally considered
better than red meat because they are lower in
saturated fats and high in essential nutrient like
Omega 3 fatty acid.
2:
Walking is a good exercise because it is low
impact free and easy to incorporate into daily.
It helps to improve cardiovascular health boost
,mood and maintain a healthy weight.
3: Regular exercise is important for maintaining
over all health.
It helps improves cardiovascular fitness, build
muscles, strength ,enhance flexibility control
weight and boost mood .
Exercise also reduce the rate of chronic disease
like heart disease and diabetes.

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