NEET2005ZoologyDigestion and AbsorptionActual
A patient is generally advised to specially, consume more meat, lentils, milk and eggs in diet only when he suffers from:
Options
- Ascurvy
- Bkwashiorkor
- Crickets
- Danaemia.
Correct answer
B. kwashiorkor
Step-by-step solution
Kwashiorkar is caused due to the deficiency of protein and meat, lentils, milk and eggs are rich sources of protein. Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of vitamin C whose sources are citrus fruit, tomatoes, peppers, leafy green vegetables. Deficiency of vitamin D (sources milk, egg yolk and liver) leads to rickets. Anaemia is caused due to deficiency of folic acid (sources yeast, liver, fish, green vegetables) or vitamin B, (sources - liver, eggs, meat, fish) or iron (egg yolk, spinach). Related Theory Marasmus is