1. Pancreas can be kept healthy by:
- Eating proper balanced and low-fat diet, with plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight.
- Limiting alcohol consumption and avoid smoking.
- Adequate intake of water.
- Regular checkups.
2. The pancreas is a gland that secretes digestive enzymes and insulin which is needed for a person to survive.
3. Without pancreas the person will develop diabetes and will have to take insulin for the rest of the life.
4. Without pancreas the body’s ability to absorb nutrients also decreases. Hence, though a person can survive without pancreas he may have to remain dependent on the medicines for survival.
