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Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 6 · Science

What Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body covers in CBSE Class 6 Science: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the CBSE Class 6 Science syllabus.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 6 Science · 2026-27

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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What are the important topics in Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body for CBSE Class 6 Science?
Key topics in Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body include Food, Health, and Daily Eating, Nutrients and Their Functions, Sources of Important Nutrients, Deficiency Diseases and Protective Nutrients. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 6 exams.
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Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 44 practice questions on Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.

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