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8.1 Diet
Define balanced diet.
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8.1 Diet
A balanced diet contains all the food groups in the correct proportions.

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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 โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€, the pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

A lack of vitamin D or calcium in children causes โ€โ€โ€โ€, 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.