Question

Are you adding fibre to your khichdi, chapattis, biscuits or cereals? Think a little before you do that. Is fibre good? Yes it is. But will it help you reduce your body fat, improve your metabolism, prevent diabetes, cholesterol, blood presser problems and heart disease, as the glib marketers claim/ Hmmm ….. The truth is, all metabolic disorders or obesity-related conditions are based on more than one factor. Some of these are; food, exercise, sleep, relationships, genetics and lifestyle stress. So be it cholesterol, diabetes or reducing body fat, adding fibre to your life without addressing these problems won’t get you any where. In fact, it may take you even closer to the disease that’s bothering you. Fibre is integral to digesting meals well, assimilating nutrients excreting waste products. But it’s best to encounter it through foods that naturally contain it, such as grains, pulses, sprouts, vegetables, fruits, rather than adding dollops of extra fibre to your atta.

My one big reason for saying that is: zinc. It plays a critical role in synthesising Insulin Degrading Enzymes (IDE), which keeps our Insulin in balance. Adding excessive amount of fibre to our meal reduces our ability to absorb zinc.

Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not advocating that you should switch to maida instead of eating wheat, which has plenty of natural fibre. Eat fibre-rich foods, they are good for you-but stay clear of fibre ‘enriched’ breads and cereals. As for biscuits, eat that ones you love, rather than the fibre-enriched ones that you think are ‘healthier’. And remember: if you really want to lose weight, you shouldn’t be eating at all.

Q.1. The author emphasizes to include ________ in food *

(a) khichdi

(b) chapattis

(c) fibre

(d) biscuits or cereals

 

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Q.2. All metabolic disorders or obesity ________ related conditions *

(a) are based on food and sleep.

(b) are based on exercise and relationships.

(c) are based on genetics and lifestyle stress.

(d) Are based on all of the above.

Q.3. The author is advocating that one should __________ *

(a) switch to maida

(b) add excessive amount of fibre to one’s meals

(c) eat wheat

(d) eat food that contains fibre naturally

Q.4. Adding excessive amount of fibre to our meals *

(a) Reduces our ability to absorb zinc.

(b) Makes our food more healthy

(c) Is good for us.

(d) Improves our metabolism.

Q.5. Insulin Degrading Enzyme (IDE) ________ *

(a) Assimilates nutrients and excretes waste products

(b) Improves our metabolism

(c) keeps our insulin in balance

(d) Reduces our body fat​

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