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Dietary fibres and Water

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    • Dietary Fibres
    • Water
    • Summary
    • Did You Know?
    • What’s Next?

    In the previous segment, we learned about Minerals and their deficiencies. In this segment, we will learn about Dietary fibres and Water.

    Dietary fibres

    What are the functions of dietary fibres?

    The presence of dietary fibres or roughage helps in easy bowel movement. This means that they help faeces to pass out easily as they are not digested by the body.

    What are the sources of dietary fibres?

    Dietary fibres are largely found in foods like salads, fruits, pulses, leafy vegetables.

    Deficiency of dietary fibres

    Lack of dietary fibres can make a person constipated. This means that there will be a lot of difficulties while passing out faeces or undigested matter from the body.

    Water

    What is the function of water?

    Water is extremely important for the transportation of substances. It maintains the proper functioning of the body.

    What are the sources of water?

    Drinking water, milk, tea, juices and other such beverages are the obvious sources of water. Water can be obtained from fruits like watermelon and vegetables like tomatoes, cucumber, gourd, cabbage, lemons as well.

    Deficiency of water

    Lack of water leads to dehydration which severely affects the normal functioning of the body.

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