NUTRITION
BASIC CONCEPTS IN NUTRITION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Child flexing a muscle
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Running child
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Children stacking blocks
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Child’s growth
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Detailed explanation-1: -A healthy diet helps to protect against malnutrition in all its forms, as well as noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity are leading global risks to health.
Detailed explanation-2: -A well-balanced diet provides all of the: energy you need to keep active throughout the day. nutrients you need for growth and repair, helping you to stay strong and healthy and help to prevent diet-related illness, such as some cancers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Regular junk food intake leads to long-term health problems such as obesity, accompanying emotional and self-esteem problems, and chronic illnesses in later life. A single fast food meal could add 160 and 310 extra kilocalories to the daily caloric intake for teenagers and younger children, respectively.
Detailed explanation-4: -Weight Gain. You will gain weight if you consume more calories than you expend. Nutrient Deficiencies. High Blood Pressure. High Cholesterol Levels.