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Diet, drugs and disease - class-VI

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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


Correct Option: C
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'

Junk food eaten frequently leads to 

  1. Good health

  2. Obesity

  3. Overnutrition

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
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'.

To  avoid obesity you should eat junk food.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
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'.

Excess of fat rich food may result in

  1. Defects in vision

  2. Scurvy

  3. Obesity

  4. Rickets


Correct Option: C
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.

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.


Correct Option: B

Marasmus disease is caused due to

  1. Protein deficiency

  2. Obesity

  3. Dwarfism

  4. Deficiency of vitamins


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marasmus is caused by protein-energy-malnutrition (PEM) or deficiency of protein. The common symptoms are impaired physical growth, sub-cutaneous fat disappears, ribs become very prominent, limbs become thin and skin becomes dry, thin and wrinkled and  loss of weight occurs. The cure is diet with adequate proteins and proper caloric value.

Marasmus is due to deficiency of

  1. Vitamin pyridoxine

  2. Vitamin D/Calcium/Phosphorus

  3. Food

  4. Fat


Correct Option: C

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


Correct Option: B
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. 

Rickets and Kwashiorkor are

  1. Deficiency diseases

  2. Hereditary diseases

  3. Infection disease

  4. Communicable disease


Correct Option: A
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'

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

  1. Marasmus

  2. Kwashiorkor

  3. Pellagra

  4. Megaloblastic anaemia

  5. Xerophthalmia


Correct Option: B

Kwashiorkor, a disorder of children, is due to 

  1. Protein/essential amino acid deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deficiency

  3. Genetic problem

  4. Vitamin deficiency


Correct Option: A

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


Correct Option: D
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.

Marasmus is caused by deficiency of

  1. Protein / Carbohydrate

  2. Riboflavin

  3. Niacin

  4. Thiamine


Correct Option: A

Marasmus differs from Kwashiorkor in

  1. Absence of oedema

  2. Match stick legs

  3. Protruded belly

  4. Anaemia


Correct Option: A

Marasmus occurs due to 

  1. Protein deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deiency

  3. Fat defiency

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
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'.

Marasmus is caused by deficiency of 

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Proteins

  3. Vitamins

  4. Fats

  5. Iron


Correct Option: A

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


Correct Option: B
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