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11 Insufficient Food

H Malnutrition H Deficiency Diseases

H Digestion in the Mouth H Keep Food Safe

In this chapter, we will

discuss about some diseases
that are caused due to
deficiency of nutrients in
our diet.

Malnutrition

There are many reasons for which the people
in this world are not able to eat the right kinds
of foods.

g Poverty is the main cause behind it.

g Certain groups of people do not eat

certain kinds of food because their
communities or religions forbid them to
do so. Hungry Poor Children

g Excessive cooking destroys the nutrition present in the food.

Hunger and disease are closely related. A person who does not get enough

food to eat suffers from malnutrition or undernutrition . Deficiency of
nutrients in the body results in diseases . A condition in which a body does
not function properly is called a disease .

Thus, we should eat a diet that contains all the essential nutrients in
adequate amounts. The different types of nutrients are proteins ,

carbohydrates fats vitamins minerals, , , and roughage.

A diet that contains all the essential nutrients in the right amount is called a
balanced diet.

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