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From: Lee Mun Yee
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Here are some practical exams health tips

- Do not consume oily food during exam period. Your liver is the organ that breaks down consumed fats but there is a limit to it, and it depends what kind of fat. Good fat like olive oil is easy to break down. But when fat is heated (esp when overheated), the molecule changes structure and it becomes less digestible by your liver enzymes. (Your liver cannot recognize the changed molecule). So that affects the efficiency and effectiveness of the process of breaking down fat.

Too much fatty food is like having taken laxative, and may give you loose bowels (like wanting to have diarrhea). Oily food is not just fried food. A lot of fat is hidden in normal foods we eat, for example, coconut milk is really fat and water. Cooked into Nasi Lemak and you cannot see it! The other killer is cookies! (a favourite with students studying exams)

Avoid spices that you may react to. Pepper is a spice that is may give problem.

If your blood type is O, it is safe to eat tomatoes. People with other blood types, their digestive system is more reactive to tomatoes. This is not from my grandmother but from a doctor who works with scientists researching on food chemistry and blood type.

The last thing you want is to have to urge to pass motion during exams!

Happy healthy eating!