1 WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER AND ROUGHAGE IN OUR DIET 2 WHAT ARE DEFICIENCY DISEASES - Science - Components of Food

Question

1 WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER AND ROUGHAGE IN OUR DIET ?
2 WHAT ARE DEFICIENCY DISEASES ? LIST FOUR VITAMIN DEFICIENCY
DISEASES ?
3 GLUCOSE AND TABLE SUGAR ARE BOTH SWEET BUT STILL DIFFERENT HOW
?
4 HOW IS EGG WHITE DIFFERENT FROM EGG YOLK ?
5 REEMA NOTICED THAT HER MOTHER STRAINED OUT EXCESS WATER FROM
COOKED RICE HER MOTHER THEN USED THAT WATER TO STIFFEN HER COTTON
SAREE HOW IS IT POSSIBLE ?
6 IT IS SAID THAT STEAMED FOOD IS HEALTHIER THAN FRIED FOOD GIVE
REASONS TO SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT

Mushtaq Ahmed · Accepted Answer

1
Importance of roughage

Roughage is indigestible in human body Hence, they do not provide
any nutrient to our body However, they form an important component
of our food because of the following reasons:

They help to
prevent constipation by increasing the volume of stool in our body
Therefore, people who include a lot of dietary fibres in their diet
suffer from fewer problems of constipation
They help in
retaining water in the body
They help in
getting rid of undigested food

Importance
of water

Water performs various functions in our body

It helps in
cooling our body
It helps in the
digestion of food
It helps in the
transport of nutrients
It helps in
removing waste products from our body
It protects
important organs and joints from injury

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