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Questions Related to balanced diet and malnutrition

A doctor advises a person to have more meat, butter, milk,
eggs in his diet. The person is

  1. Suffering from scurvy

  2. Cannot see in dark

  3. Suffering from rickets

  4. Suffering from Kwashiorkar disease


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kwashiorkor is a malnutrition disease which occurs due to the deficiency of protein in the diet of children, though the diet may contain adequate amounts of carbohydrate. Meat butter, milk and eggs are richest source of protein.

A patient is generally advised to specially consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from -

  1. Anemia

  2. Scurvy

  3. Kwashiorkor

  4. Rickets


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A patient is generally advised to consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in the diet only when he is suffering from Protein Energy Malnutrition(PEM) such as Kwashiorkor.
Kwashiorkor generally occurs in baby greater than 1 year of age. This defect occurs if mother's milk is replaced with low protein but high carbohydrate diet. The affected baby has a protruded belly and fat layer beneath the skin.
So, the correct answer is 'Option C-Kwashiorkor'.

X and Y are diseases in infants. X is produced by deficiency of proteins and calories. Y is produced by protein deficiency unaccompanied by calories deficiency. X and Y are respectively 

  1. Kwashiorkor, Marasmus

  2. Diabetes, Goitre

  3. Goitre, Diabetes

  4. Marasmus, Kwashiorkor

  5. Kwashiorkor, Goitre


Correct Option: D

A patient is advised to specially consume more meat, lentil, milk and eggs in diet when the patient suffers from

  1. Kwashiorkor

  2. Scurvy

  3. Rickets

  4. Anaemia


Correct Option: A

Inadequate protein in diet causes Kwashiorkor. Odema is related to protein deficiency of

  1. Insulin

  2. Gamma globulin

  3. Glucagon

  4. Albumin


Correct Option: D

Why hands and feet get swollen with accumulated fluid (oedema) in persons suffering from deficiency of proteins in kwashiorkar? 

  1. Plasma proteins serve as a source of proteins for tissue cells

  2. Albumin and globulins retain water in the blood plasma by their osmotic effects

  3. Albumin and globulins transport many substances such as thyroxinbe and $Fe3+$ in combination with them.

  4. Tissue cells utilise plasma proteins for forming their cellular proteins.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 In kwashiorkor, there is a decrease in the human serum albumin levels. This decrease leads to a deficiency in the protein levels of an individual. This causes accumulation of fluids in the tissue which further causes swelling. This swelling is most common in the abdominal region. The swelling can mainly be attributed to the retention of water in the blood plasma by the osmotic pressure created because of the decreased number of albumins and globulins.

So, the correct answer is 'Albumin and globulins retain water in the blood plasma by their osmotic effects'.