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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 of fat rich food may result in

  1. Defects in vision

  2. Scurvy

  3. Obesity

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

Fats and carbohydrates are among the three vital macronutrients, the other being proteins, that are needed to keep your body healthy. While eating moderate amounts is beneficial, excessive intake of fats and carbohydrates can cause complications such as cancer and obesity. 

Scurvy is a disease caused by a diet that lacks vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Defect of vision is caused by deficiency of vitamin A. Rickets caused by lack of vitamin D. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.

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

The body mass index (BMI), or Quetlet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. Body mass index is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. The formula universally used in medicine produce a unit of measure of kg/$m^2$. Archana, who is 32 years old, consumes 1900 calories per day and does no exercise. She weighs 150 pounds and she is 5.3 feet tall. Choose the correct answer regarding her BMI. [Note : 1 pound = 0.45 kg; 1 foot = 30.4 cm.]

  1. Archana's BMI is 40.4 and she is over-weighed.

  2. Archana's BMI is 26.01 and she is over-weighed.

  3. Archana's BMI is 40.4 and she is obese.

  4. Archana's BMI is 28.86 and she is obese.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Weight = 150 lbs * 0.45 kg/lb = 67.5 kg. Height = 5.3 feet * 30.4 cm/ft = 161.12 cm = 1.6112 m. BMI = Weight / Height^2 = 67.5 / (1.6112^2) = 67.5 / 2.596 = 26.001. A BMI of 26.01 falls into the overweight category.