<prompt> You being a night duty doctor posted in surgical ward,senoir resident tells you to keep 40yr old man posted for elective cholecystectomy to be niloral, how many hours prior to surgery will you advised to patient to have light food ...?4 hours6 hours8 hours12 hours  <response>: for adults 2 hours clear fluids defined as those fluids through which words can be read e.g water, apple juice 6 hours for solids Recommended Preoperative Fasting period for neonates and infants are 6 hours for solidsformula feedscows milk 4 hours for breast milk 2 hours for clear fluids Recommended Preoperative Fasting periods for all above 1 year of age are 2 hours for clear fluids 4 hours for breast milk 6 hours for light meal 8 hours for fried, fatty food 