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8.1 Diet
Define balanced diet.
8.1 Diet
A balanced diet contains all the food groups in the correct proportions.
Cards in this deck
Define balanced diet.
What are the seven components of a balanced diet?
Define deficiency.
Why do growing children need a higher proportion of protein in their diet?
Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?
Define scurvy.
What causes rickets?
What is anaemia caused by?
Iron is needed to make โโโโโโโ, the pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
A lack of vitamin D or calcium in children causes โโโโ, which results in soft, weak bones.
True or False? Vitamin D is needed for the body to absorb calcium.
True or False? Protein is the body's main source of energy.