Why is sugar added to ORS?: (A) Enhance acceptability, (B) Enhance salt absorption, (C) Enhance shelf life, (D) Enhance taste
Answer is B. Ans. B Enhance salt absorptionRef: Ganong 25th ed. P 478In diarrhoea only salt is lost but sugar is added as it helps to absorb salt and sugar by process of symport. The transporter in the gut is SGLT-1.