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Nutrition
Nutrition is the science of food that explores the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to growth, reproduction, maintenance, health and diseases in an organism.
Good nutrition is achieved when all processes involved such as – food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion work efficiently.
Good nutrition is an adequate, well balanced diet which, when combined with regular physical activity – is a cornerstone of good health.
Poor nutrition can lead to malnutrition, reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, as well as reduced productivity.
All you need to know about Essential Minerals
Essential Minerals are the chemical elements required by living organisms to function, here is all that you need to know about Essential Minerals.
Grape Seed Extract, a Super Antioxidant
Most of us particularly kids like the Green or Black or red colour grapes for its sweet and juicy pulp and juice. However most of us always look for seedless grapes. However do you know that seeds of grapes have several benefits. Grape seeds are rich in powerful antioxidants and natural plant compounds called oligomeric […]
How Probiotics help you lose weight and belly fat?
More then a 100 years ago in 1907, Nobel prize winner Élie Metchnikoff suggested that The dependence of the intestinal microbes on the food makes it possible to adopt measures to modify the flora in our bodies and to replace the harmful microbes by useful microbes.[1] However even after a century most of us are […]
Why switch to ghee
The following article has been published in the TIMES OF INDIA on Apr 5, 2015 When cooking, it can be unhealthy to heat polyunsaturated oils such as vegetable oils to high temperatures. Doing so creates peroxides and other free radicals. Ghee has a very high smoke point and doesn’t burn easily during cooking. Ghee has […]
Signs & Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency is usually progressive, meaning that it may take years to develop. And when it does the symptoms may manifest differently for different people, depending upon age, gender and genetic vulnerabilities of its victims. The severity of the Signs & Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency will also depend upon the duration and severity […]
Stress – The most endemic cause of Nutritional Deficiency
Stress is commonplace today, however what most do not know is that Stress is the most endemic cause of Nutritional Deficiency. Stress of any kind, physical or emotional: fear, anxiety, anger, tension, nervousness, hot or cold, loud noises (including loud music), injury, surgery, burns or a long continued lack of sleep; these drain the body […]
Why Food as Medicine is not enough Today
Hippocrates following statement explains the importance of the role of food as medicine. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. One of Hippocrates forgotten (and skeptical) students also said that Who said anything about medicine? Let’s eat! I am sure you must have heard Hippocrates’ famous quote, where he asks us to […]
Chewing Gum Causes Nutritional Deficiency
Chewing Gum as a category is not only growing in terms of business value and volume but also in terms of number of consumers. Chewing gums have now moved on from being popular among kids to adults. Needless to say chewing gum market is growing at scorching pace in India. Increasing purchasing power, innovative marketing […]
White Sugar Causes Nutritional Deficiency
White sugar is the crystallized sucrose extracted from either sugarcane or sugar beets. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that both adults and children should reduce the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake as sugar consumption is linked to several health concerns such as: Sugar Addiction Alzheimer’s disease Unhealthy […]
6 Key Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency & Recovery
Vitamin B12 is a water soluble vitamin. This means that it doesn’t stay in the body for a long period of time and that more frequent support with Vitamin B12 may be needed to maintain healthy Vitamin B12 levels in the body. Vitamin B12 deficiency has been associated with: Fatigue Alcoholic liver disease Anemia Cancer […]
Soft Drinks Causes Nutritional deficiency
Soft Drinks have long been associated with excessive sugar content and thereby obesity. However what many do not know if that consumption of soft drinks causes nutritional deficiency. What is Soft Drink Soft Drink is a drink that typically contains carbonated water, a sweetener and a natural or artificial flavoring agent. Sweetener is generally sugar, […]
