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(a) What is a balanced diet? (b) Name the classes of food stating the importance of any ...

(a) What is a balanced diet?
(b) Name the classes of food stating the importance of any two to the human diet.
(c) In a tabular form, state the source, substrate and end products of the following enzymes: (i) ptyalin: (ii) pepsin; (iii) lipase.
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    Correct Answer: Option n
    Explanation:
    (a) Balanced Diet; is a diet containing all the six food classes/types of food in the right proportion to meet the body's requirement for growth, repair and maintenance.
    (b) Classes of food:
    -Protein
    -Carbohydrate
    -Vitamins
    -Water
    -Mineral salts/nutrients
    -Fats and Oils/Lipids.
    Importance of food classes

    Food substances Importance
    Carbohydrate Energy giving
    protein Growth/replacement/repair of worn out cells/repair of tissues
    Fats and oil Energy source/formation of adipose tissue for insulation
    Vitamins for proper functioning/maintenance of the body
    Mineral salts/nutrients play specific roles in metabolic processes/maintenance of the body
    water Medium for various metabolic processes/named processes



    (c) The source, substrate and end products of ptyalin, pepsin and lipase are tabulated below:
    Enzyme Source Substrate End product
    Pytalin Salivary gland cooked starch maltose
    pepsin Gastric gland protein peptones/polypeptides/peptides
    Lipase pancrease fat/oils/lipids fatty acids and glycerol



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