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15. Food containing all the essential nutrients like carbohydrates, fats, vitamins,
minerals, etc. is known as balanced and nutritious diet.
16. But all balanced diet may not be of good quality.
17. If we don’t use the quality food properly i.e., if it is over-cooked, or adulterated or
mixed with non-edible colour or mixed with low quality food materials, the food
loses its quality and becomes of low quality.
18. The poor people seek for such goods which they can afford though they are of low
quality.
19. But to maintain quality health, the problems of unemployment, poverty and
illiteracy must be reduced.
20. Healthy life refers to the life style with good physical and mental health. When we
are physically and mentally healthy, we can also encourage the other members in
the society to live healthy life.

Exercise

A. Write very short answer to the following questions.
1. What is consumer health?
2. When was the Consumer Protection Act formed?
3. What are the sources of proteins?
4. What does Food Act explain?
5. What is food adulteration?
6. Define consumer.
7. What are the main functions of fats?
8. Define nutrients.
9. What is the quantity of water required by a person in a day?
10. Who detected protein for the first time?
11. Why do we need to take vitamins daily?

B. Write short answer to the following questions.
1. How can we be prevented from harmful good?
2. What are the considerations to be taken for healthy life style?
3. What are the objectives of Consumers Protection Act 2054 BS?
4. What do you mean by nutrition? Explain about balanced diet.
5. List out the functions of proteins in the body.
6. How can you make your family members healthy?
7. Why do you need food? Explain
8. Differentiate between quality food and nutritious diet.

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