DIET
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FUNCTION
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CARBOHYDRATE
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Direct energy source
Deficiency: Lack of energy
Source: Meat, Starch
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PROTEIN
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Growth and repair
Deficiency: Marasmus - poor growth
Source: Meat
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VITAMIN A
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Healthy eyesight
Deficiency: Night Blindness
Source: Carrots
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VITAMIN C
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Heal wounds and rebuilds tissue
Deficiency: Scurvy - bleeding gums
Source: Lemon
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VITAMIN D
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Strengthen teeth and bones
Deficiency: Rickets - curvature of bones
Source: Margarine
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LIPID
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Insulation and Energy Storage
Source: Meat
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DIETARY FIBRE
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Lowers Cholesterol
Deficiency: Constipation
Source: Vegetables
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CALCIUM
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Strengthen Teeth and Bones
Deficiency: Rickets - curvature of bones
Source: Milk
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IRON
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Promote Haemoglobin
Deficiency: Anaemia - poor Oxygen transport
Source: Meat
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WATER
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Allows chemical reactions to occur
Source: Water
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Sunday, June 25, 2017
2.25: Identify the Sources and Describe the Functions of Carbohydrate, Protein, Lipid (Fats and Oils), Vitamins A, C, and D, the Mineral Ions Calcium and Iron, Water and Dietary Fibre as Components of the Diet
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I've Spotted Some mistakes.
ReplyDelete1. Vitamin D - Promotes calcium absorption.
2. Calcium deficiency disease cannot be rickets because it is the deficiency disease of Vitamin D. The correct answer would be Osteoporosis.
Please add Kwashiorkor As protein deficiency disease.
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ReplyDeletei have a doubt
does deficiency of dietary fibre cause constipation or excess of it causes constipation?
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