Human body (Food and health)
Category : 5th Class
Human body (Food and health)
Synopsis
Table showing food components, sources and their functions
Food components |
Sources |
function |
Carbohydrates |
Rice, wheat, sugar, potato |
Energy giving foods |
Fats |
Oil, butter, ghee, milk, cheese |
Energy giving foods |
Proteins |
Eggs, meat, fish, milk, pulses |
Body building foods |
Vitamins |
Fruits and vegetables |
Protective foods |
Minerals |
Fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs |
Protective foods |
Roughage |
Cereals, fresh vegetables, fruits and salads |
Prevent constipation |
Name of the deficiency disease |
Caused by the deficiency of |
Food containing the vitamin/ mineral |
Night blindness |
Vitamin A |
Green leafy vegetables, papaya, carrot, |
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mango, milk, butter, and egg yolk |
Beriberi |
Vitamin B1 |
Milk, peas, cereals, and green vegetables |
Rickets |
Vitamin D |
Milk and milk products |
Scurvy |
Vitamin C |
Amla, orange, lemon, and tomato |
Goiter |
Iodine |
Iodized salt |
Anemia |
Iron |
Spinach, apple, guava, brinjal, and meat |
Tit bits
Tit bits
A lifetime's supply of all the vitamins you need only weighs about 250 g (8 oz)
Table showing the types of germs, diseases caused and the mode of transmission.
Types of germs |
Diseases caused |
Mode of transmission |
Bacteria |
Cholera and typhoid Tuberculosis |
Water Air |
Viruses |
Common cold, flu, viral fever, measles and mumps |
Air |
Protozoa |
Dysentery Malaria |
Water Insect bites |
Fungus |
Ringworm |
Direct contact |
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