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Chapter15HEALTH AND DISEASE
• Deficiency diseases• Vitamin deficiency-C,D• Deficiency of calcium• Deficiency of phosporous• Deficiency of iron• Deficiency of iodine• Effects of intoxicating substances
• Deficiency diseases• Vitamin-C=scurvy
Vitamin-D=rickets
• Deficiency of calcium=bones brittle,teeth to wear away
Deficiency of phosphorous=loss of weight ,stunted growth
Deficiency of iron=anaemia
Deficiency of iodine=goitre
Sources of vitamins,salts
• Vitamin-C=lemons,amla,oranges,sweetlime,green leafy vegetables,fresh fruits.
Vitamin-D=cod liver oil,shark liver oil,eggs,butter,cow’s milk
Deficiency of calcium=milk,milk products,wheat,leafy vegetables,cabbage,carrots,oranges,almonds
Deficiency of phosphorous=wheat,bajra,corn,dals,moong,yolk, milk,leafy vegetables
Deficiency of iron=wheat,jaggery,green leafy vegetables,dates
Deficiency of iodine=iodised salt
Effects of intoxicating substances
• Harmful substances like nicotine,tar,and carbon monoxide are formed when a person eats or smokes tobacco.
• Chewing tobacco or gutkha can cause cancer of the mouth.• Drinking alcohol or taking drugs like opium ,ganga has harmful
effects on the nervous system.