Q. Which group of three of the following five statements (1-5) contain is all three correct statements regarding beri-beri ? A. A crippling disease prevalent among the native population of sub-Sahara Africa. B. A deficiency disease caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1). C. A nutritional disorder in infants and young children when the diet is persistently deficient in essential protein. D. Occurs in those countries where the staple diet is polished rice. E. The symptoms are pain from neuritis, paralysis, muscle wasting, progressive oedema, mental deterioration and finally heart failure.
A) A, B and D
B) B, C and E
C) A, C and E
D) B, D and E
Explanation
[Solution from source] Beri-beri is caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1). It is common where polished rice, with its thiamine-rich husk removed, is the staple food, and it causes neuritis, paralysis, oedema and heart failure. Statement C describes kwashiorkor, a protein deficiency, not beri-beri. Answer (4).
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