Malnutrition and Obesity
Malnutrition and Obesity: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Malnutrition, Marasmus, Kwashiorkor, Obesity, and Anemia.
Important Questions on Malnutrition and Obesity
Marasmus is caused due to lack of _____ food.
Choose the odd one from the given options.
Anemia is a communicable disease that can spread from one person to another easily.
The matchstick legs are the symptoms of _____ disorder.
Identify the correct match from the following:
Kwashiorkor is a severe vitamin deficiency disease.
Solve the jumbled word and complete the sentence.
A person that eats carbohydrates in excess might suffer from _____. (OSITYBE)
What is obesity? What effects can it have on your health?
Both fats and carbohydrates give energy to the body. Why should we eat less of fats and more of carbohydrates?
What is Kwashiorkor disease? Mention its symptoms.
What is the name of the disease caused by the deficiency of protein-energy malnutrition, whether it is Gigantism or Kwashiorkor?
When you eat too much unhealthy food, you become _____.
Excess eating of which one of these cause obesity?
Write the name of a protein deficiency disorder and write symptoms of it.
Our body needs a range of nutrients to remain healthy. Eating too much high-energy food such as sweets, chocolate, ice cream and chips between the meal leads to obesity. It results in ill health, high blood pressure and high sugar level in blood. Fruits and raw vegetables (salads) such as Celery, Tomatoes, Carrots, Cucumbers, Broccoli, etc. are the best alternatives to high-energy snacks. In addition to being lower in energy, they provide vitamins, minerals and fibres for maintaining healthy musculature of the alimentary canal.
What is the result of taking too much high-energy food?
Name the following.
(First letter of the answer has been given as the clue.)
The condition when a person has a lot of body fat. O
Choose the right word and fill in the blank:
Eating too much junk food can make us _____ (fit/obese).
