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1. Name important plant sources of proteins.
2. Why do we need proteins?
3. Name four water soluble vitamins.
4. Name three fat soluble vitamins.

Minerals quan ty of different types of minerals.

Like vitamins, minerals are also very Different minerals have different func ons
in our body.
important for proper func oning of our
body parts. Our body requires a very small

Important Minerals and Their Sources

Minerals Sources

Iron Green leafy vegetables, flour, meat, liver, eggs

Calcium Milk, milk products, flour, pulses, eggs, meat

Iodine lodised salt, fish, seafood

Sodium Salt, cheese

Potassium Eggs, milk, cheese, potatoes

Magnesium Green vegetables, cheese

Phosphorous Milk, green vegetables, nuts, fish, meat

Fluorine Seafood and drinking water

Blood contains about 0.9 percent of salt most of which is sodium chloride.

Water v It helps in the excre on of body wastes.

Water is also an important cons tuent of v It also helps in absorp on of food.
our body. About two-third of our body
weight is water. Water helps our body in
many ways.
Blood contains large quan ty of water.
It works as a means of transport for the When our body loses water due to
nutrients to different body parts. dehydra on, blood gets thicker causing
v It maintains body temperature. severe pain and cramps in muscles.

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