UNIT 6

READING

A. Reading Comprehension

Special Diets
Many patients which are hospitalized need hospital diets. For example, the patient
whit anemia and the patient who has lost of blood need a high iron diet. This dit contains
large amounts of liver, read meat, vegetables, and fruits. Only small amounts of fat, sugar,
and salt are given to patient.
A patient with a severe ulcer is given a bland diet.This consists of food which can not
irritate the stomach. Small amounts of food are given at frequent intervals. At first, only
cream and milk are given; later other foods such as eggs, tender meat, pureed vegetables and
fruit are also allowed.
Over weight patients cannot eat cream or sugar and can only have a small amount of
butter. They can eat the normal amount f protein and large amounts of fruit and vegetable.

Say whether these statements are true or false.

Correct the fals statements!

1. A person who has lost lots of blood should be given liver as part of his diet.
2. A blood-increasing diet consists of cream and milk, whit some other foods such as
eggs.
3. An overweight person is given a bland diet.
4. Overweight patients should not eat large amounts of fruit and vegetables.
5. A patient with an ulcer should aet little and often.
6. Overweight patients should not eat cream or sugar.

B. Vocabulary
Identify classification of each word below!
1. Blood
2. Small
3. Frequent
4. Irritate
5. Special