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Multiple choice evs - i food and health effect on general health diet, drugs and disease nourishment and malnutrition diseases caused by changes in lifestyle

Balanced diet should have

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A balanced diet typically emphasizes carbohydrates as the primary energy source, followed by smaller portions of proteins and fats. Option D provides a standard ratio of 60% (3/5) carbohydrates, 20% (1/5) protein, and 20% (1/5) fat.

Multiple choice evs - i food and health effect on general health diet, drugs and disease nourishment and malnutrition diseases caused by changes in lifestyle

Balanced diet should have

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice evs - i food and health effect on general health diet, drugs and disease nourishment and malnutrition diseases caused by changes in lifestyle

Which of the following contain zero value calories?

  1. Milk

  2. Egg

  3. Cocca cola/ soft drink

  4. Fish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice evs - i constituents of food effect on general health diet, drugs and disease nourishment and malnutrition growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

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

  1. Starving

  2. Undernourished

  3. Malnourished

  4. Il-nourished
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice evs - i diet, drugs and disease effect on general health nourishment and malnutrition importance of balanced diet growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

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

  1. Starving

  2. Undernourished

  3. Malnourished

  4. Suffering from kwashiorkor disease
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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'
Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases diseases caused by changes in lifestyle nourishment and malnutrition

Excess intake of the following causes obesity

  1. Vitamins

  2. Proteins

  3. Carbohydrates

  4. Minerals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Obesity is primarily caused by an energy imbalance where caloric intake exceeds energy expenditure. Excess intake of carbohydrates, which are converted to energy or stored as fat, is a major contributor.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases diseases caused by changes in lifestyle nourishment and malnutrition

Junk food eaten frequently leads to 

  1. Good health

  2. Obesity

  3. Overnutrition

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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'.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases diseases caused by changes in lifestyle nourishment and malnutrition

To  avoid obesity you should eat junk food.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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'.
Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases diseases caused by changes in lifestyle nourishment and malnutrition

Obesity is due to extra consumption of

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Fats

  3. Proteins

  4. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Obesity results from the excess consumption of energy-dense foods, specifically carbohydrates and fats, which the body stores as adipose tissue when not utilized.