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Disease caused by not eating enough of a particular nutrient.
Deficiency disease
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Diet that has the right amount of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, and fibre and gives you enough energy.
Balanced diet
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An organic compound occuring in foods and living tissues, made up of smiple sugars like glucose.
Carbohydrates
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A substance made of fatty acids and glycerol.
Fat
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An essential mineral, necessary for the transport of oxygen and for oxidation by cells, and used to make haemoglobin.
Iron
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An organic compound that is essential for human growth and nutrition, which prevents scurvy.
Vitamin C
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A dietary material, resistant to the action of digestive enzmes, that prevents constipation.
Fibre
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An enzyme made up of a long strand of amino acids, used for growth and repair.
Proteins
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An example of a deficiency disease, that results in thin limbs and a swollen belly, commonly found in children lacking in protein.
Kwashiorkor
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Diet that has the right amount of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water, and fibre and gives you enough energy.

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Balanced diet

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An organic compound occuring in foods and living tissues, made up of smiple sugars like glucose.

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A substance made of fatty acids and glycerol.

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An essential mineral, necessary for the transport of oxygen and for oxidation by cells, and used to make haemoglobin.

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