IRREGULAR FOOD HABIT AND ACIDITY

 

IRREGULAR FOOD HABIT AND ACIDITY

^{A Group of teachers in a Common training Programme went for lunch in break. One of them, named Sandeep, felt Stomach Ache. Nurse madam was immediately called ,}

^{She said that Mr. Sandeep has acidity problem. Mr Sandeep said that he had taken heavy oily food for breakfast. He felt relaxed soon after he was given ANTA-ACID(milk of magnesia, baking soda etc) .}

 ^{And also learnt about that one must have healthy food to avoid common digestion problems}

^{Q.1. 1) The main cause of acidity is}   

^{a) Bad food habit}                                                           

^{b) Heavy oily and spicy food}

^{c)Excess secretion of HCl in stomach}                        

^{d) smoking habit}

^{Ans- c)}                      

 ^{Q.1.2) A Country has a high number of acidity problems.  Can the following questions about acidity be answered by scientific experiments? Circle YES OR NO for each question.}

^{a)Can this question about acidity be answered by scientific experiment?    (YES/NO)}

^{b)what would be the effect of acidity after taking anta-acid?     (YES/NO)}

^{c)how much should a person visit to the doctor?  (YES/NO)}

    ^{Ans- a) YES,     b)YES,      c) NO}

^{Q)1.3-Which one of following is a function of anta-acid?}

^{a)To reduce the effect of acid}

^{b)To neutralize excess acid secreted by histamine}

^{c)To make person relaxed due to chemical reaction}

^{d)No effect}

^{Ans-  both  a) and b)}         

^{Q.1.4) What food habits are to be developed to avoid acidity?}

^{Ans……………………………………………………………….}

^{Answer- a) taking food timely, avoid oily and junk food, regular exercise-}