Fill in the blanks from the list of words given below: (carbohydrate, fat, protein, starch, sugar, vitamin A, vitamin C, roughage, balanced diet, obesity, goitre) (a) Egg yolk is rich in …………………. And egg albumin is rich in ……………….. . (b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by taking a …………………. . (c) Eating too much of fat rich food may lead to a condition called ……………. . (d) The component of food that does not provide any nutrient to our body and yet is essential in our food is ………………. . (e) The vitamin that gets destroyed by heating during cooking is ……………….. .

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

(a) Egg yolk is rich in fat and egg albumin is rich in protein.

(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by taking a balanced diet.

(c) Eating too much of fat rich food may lead to a condition called obesity.

(d) The component of food that does not provide any nutrient to our body and yet is essential in our food is roughage.

(e) The vitamin that gets destroyed by heating during cooking is vitamin C.

Balanced diet is a diet which provides body with all the essential vitamins and minerals. Any deviation may lead to diseases. Such as taking high fat content leads to obesity.