ICSE Class 9 Answered

A diet that contains all the principal constituents of food in proper quantity is called a balanced diet.

Significance of balanced diet:

1. Our diet should consist of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the ratio 1:1:4.

2. When we eat food that does not have one or more than one essential nutrients in the required amount, it leads to a condition known as malnutrition.

3. Malnutrition is the condition in which a person suffers due to lack or deficiency of one or more essential elements of food.

4. It is essential to follow a balanced diet consisting of foods like fruits and green leafy vegetables, which are rich in fibres.