A prestigious school of Delhi has large canteen which sells burgers, patties, cold drink, Pizzas, Samosas, chips, etc. Most of the children enjoy eating these junk food. School authorities have asked them to sell fresh fruit juices, sprouts, boiled corns, fresh fruits, nimbupani etc. but sale of these items is very less. Some children take sips from same cold drink bottle and bites of same burger.
(a) Which preservative is present in cold drinks?
(b) Which acid is present in vinegar added to vegetable chow mien?
(c) What will you do to make people aware that junk food is harmful for health? Give two suggestions.
(d) What is wrong/right in sipping cold drinks from same bottle or biting same burger by many students? Give one reason.
(e) Do you think junk food and cold drinks should be banned in school canteen as per the directive of Hon’ble High Court’s order? Give two reasons in support of your answer.
Answers
Answer:
coldrink use caffine....
citric acid....
junk food use dirty oils....
they lead to obestey....
because they may have suffering from many diseases.... it leads to infection....
yes children should be aware of not eating junk food.......
more over junk food is not good for health....
Junk Food
Explanation:
(a) Benzoic acid is often added to drinks as a preservative.
(b) Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid.
(c) Junk food contain harmful chemicals and very high content of sugar and salt. Eating junk food will lead to increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cancer. We need to spread awareness among children by conducting presentations and competitions, sticking posters and performing skits about this health hazard.
(d) Sipping from the same cold drink or biting the same burger may lead to spread of harmful bacteria and other microorganisms when one of the student is affected. So it is better to avoid such habits.
(e) Yes, junk food and cold drinks should be banned in school canteen as per the directive of Hon’ble High Court’s order as it is bad for health. Selling healthy food in canteen will lead to better health among the children and also will create awareness about the hazards of junk food.