We know that food is the main source to maintain biological processes

1.	We know that food is the main source to maintain biological processes in a perfect manner. Our diet should be a balanced one which contains proper amount of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, mineral salts and fats. Two third of worldpopulation is affected by food related diseases. Some of them are suffering by consuming high calorific food. Most of them are facing various diseases due to lack of balanced diet. Eating of food that does not have one or more than one nutrients in required amount is known as malnutrition. Poor health, will full starvation, lack of awareness of nutritional habits, socio-economic factors are all the reasons of malnutrition.i) Define Balanced diet. ii) What is malnutrition and what could be the possible reasons for it?
Answer» i) The food containing proper amount of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, mineral salts and fats is known as “balanced diet”. ii) Eating of food that does not have one or more than one nutrients in required amounts is knownas “malnutrition”. Poor health, starvation, lack of awareness of nutritional habits, socio-economic factors are all reasons for malnutrition.

We know that food is the main source to maintain biological processes in a perfect manner. Our diet should be a balanced one which contains proper amount of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, mineral salts and fats. Two third of worldpopulation is affected by food related diseases. Some of them are suffering by consuming high calorific food. Most of them are facing various diseases due to lack of balanced diet. Eating of food that does not have one or more than one nutrients in required amount is known as malnutrition. Poor health, will full starvation, lack of awareness of nutritional habits, socio-economic factors are all the reasons of malnutrition.i) Define Balanced diet. ii) What is malnutrition and what could be the possible reasons for it?

Answer»

i) The food containing proper amount of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, mineral salts and fats is known as “balanced diet”.

ii) Eating of food that does not have one or more than one nutrients in required amounts is knownas “malnutrition”.

Poor health, starvation, lack of awareness of nutritional habits, socio-economic factors are all reasons for malnutrition.