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Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people 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.

  1. (i) and (ii) are true

  2. (i) true but (ii) false

  3. (i) false but (ii) true

  4. (i) and (ii) both false
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. 
Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Rickets and Kwashiorkor are

  1. Deficiency diseases

  2. Hereditary diseases

  3. Infection disease

  4. Communicable disease
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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'
Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

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

  1. Marasmus

  2. Kwashiorkor

  3. Pellagra

  4. Megaloblastic anaemia

  5. Xerophthalmia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kwashiorkor is a protein-deficiency disease characterized by edema (swelling), diarrhea, and skin changes, often occurring in children after weaning.

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

Kwashiorkor, a disorder of children, is due to 

  1. Protein/essential amino acid deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deficiency

  3. Genetic problem

  4. Vitamin deficiency
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kwashiorkor is primarily caused by a severe deficiency of protein or essential amino acids in the diet, despite an adequate caloric intake from carbohydrates.

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

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

  1. Suffering from scurvy

  2. Not in a position to see in the dark

  3. Suffering from vitamin D deficiency

  4. Kwashiorkor patient
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.

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

Marasmus occurs due to 

  1. Protein deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deiency

  3. Fat defiency

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

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

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

  1. Rickets

  2. Marasmus

  3. Kwashiorkor

  4. Pellagra
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Marasmus is characterized by a severe deficiency of both proteins and calories, typically occurring in infants under one year old when breast milk is replaced by inadequate food sources. Kwashiorkor is primarily a protein deficiency occurring in older children.