Components of Food - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
Points To Remember:
Our food contains nutrients. Major nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals.
Carbohydrates and fats provide energy to our body whereas protein helps in growth of body.
Vitamins help in protecting our body against diseases and Minerals help to maintain proper health.
Vitamins can be of several types such as Vitamin A, B, C, D and E. Deficiency of these vitamins may lead to diseases like night blindness, beriberi, scurvy and rickets.
Other than nutrients food also consists of dietary fibres and water. Dietary Fibres are also known as roughage.
Dietary fibres help our body to get rid of undigested food and water helps absorbing nutrients from food.
Balanced diet provides all the nutrients that our body needs, in right amount and right quantities along with roughage and water. Deficiency diseases can be prevented by balance diet.
