Question

Mr. Roy, the principal of one reputed school organized a seminar in which he invited parents and principals to discuss the serious issue of diabetes and depression in students. They all resolved this issue by strictly banning the junk food in schools and to introduce healthy snacks and drinks like soup, lassi, milk, etc. in school canteens. They also decided to make compulsory half an hour physical activities for the students in the morning assembly daily. After six months, Mr. Roy conducted the health survey in most of the schools and discovered a tremendous improvement in the health of students.
After reading the above passage, answer the following questions :
(i)What are the values (at least two) displayed by Mr. Roy ?
(ii) As a student, how can you spread awareness about this issue ?
(iii) What are tranquilizers ? Give an example.
(iv) Why is use of aspartame limited to cold foods and drinks ?

Answer 1

(i)Mr. Roy displayed values about general health and physical fitness of the students. He was particularly concerned about the serious issue of diabetes and depression in students
(ii) As a student you can spread awareness about the bad effects of these two diseases on the general health of the students by conducting seminars, group discussions, holding health workshops for students as well as parents and by writing articles in school magazines and newspapers. You may also request the principal of the school to invite some renowned medical practitioner of the town to deliver a talk on the causes of diabetes and depression in students and their treatment/cure
(iii)Drugs which are used for treatment of stress, fatigue, mild and severe mental diseases are called tranquillizers. For example, quail, barbiturates such as veronal, luminal, etc. and the alkaloid reserpine.
(iv) Aspartame in a widely used artificial sweetener. Its use is, however, limited to cold foods and drinks because it decomposes at cooking temperature