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Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

CBSE · Class 6 · Science

Complete topic list for Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body in CBSE Class 6 Science. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body

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1. Food, Health, and Daily Eating

  • Food is an essential part of daily life.
  • People eat different kinds of food in different regions of India.
  • Food habits change with culture, crops grown in a region, taste, and tradition.
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2. Nutrients and Their Functions

  • Nutrients are food components that provide energy, support growth, help repair and protect the body from diseases, and maintain body functions.
  • The major nutrients are carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, and minerals.
  • Carbohydrates are energy-giving foods.
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3. Sources of Important Nutrients

  • Carbohydrates are found in cereals like wheat, rice, and maize; vegetables like potato and sweet potato; fruits like banana, pineapple, and mango; and sugar.
  • Fats come from ghee, oils, nuts, seeds, coconut, and animal products.
  • Proteins are found in pulses, beans, peas, nuts, milk products, egg, fish, and meat.
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4. Deficiency Diseases and Protective Nutrients

  • Vitamin A deficiency causes loss of vision, including night blindness.
  • The unnamed vitamin deficiency causes beriberi.
  • Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Food, nutrients, and healthy eating habits for a balanced body

Food and daily eatingComponents of foodFunctions of nutrientsDeficiency diseasesFood testsBalanced dietHealthy food choicesIndian food examples

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