Saleem and Raju are young school goers. Saleem likes to eat lot of fried food and 'maida' products. Raju on the other hand eats home made healthy food but he never eats spinach and other green leafy vegetables. Which of the following disorders they are likely to suffer from, respectively ?
CTET - 2024,
Answer: C
They are likely to suffer from obesity and anaemia.
Saleem's diet of fried food and refined flour (maida) is high in fat and calories and low in fibre, which leads to obesity. Raju avoids spinach and other green leafy vegetables, which are important sources of iron and folic acid, so he risks iron-deficiency anaemia.
Scurvy is vitamin C deficiency, kwashiorkor (printed 'Kwashiorkar') is protein deficiency, and pellagra is niacin deficiency; none follows from Saleem's diet.
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