rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani, a dietician and nutritionist with over 27 years of experience, tells you how to choose your meals and plan your diet for optimum health benefits.
On World Hypertension Day, Dr Anup Taksande, clinical director-cardiology and cardiac interventions at KIMS Hospitals, Thane, explains why you must think twice before reaching out for that pack of chips, sugar-free cereals or instant noodles.
You can slowly build up spices over six to nine months by adding ajwain, jeera, coriander, cardamom and cinnamon powders for flavouring different recipes, says Madhavi Bhardwaj.
Diets rich in sugar, processed foods, and unhealthy fats tend to result in quicker growth and earlier puberty, notes Dr Rohan Palshetkar, head of unit bloom IVF, DY Patil School of Medicine.
For diabetics those who prefer milk tea, rediffGURU Komal Jethmalani has a few suggestions.
Excessive sugar intake has been linked to brain inflammation, which can affect cognitive functions such as memory, learning, and decision-making, warns Pankaj Prakash Sharma, founder, Happa Foods.
With rising incomes, education, and health awareness in India, especially in the big cities, droves of people are saying no to sugar.
Are you looking to transform your health game? Dr Chetan Savaliya, director, Satvam Nutrition, has some tips for you.
Regular consumption of fried, junk and packaged food will have minor to severe health implications, warns dietician Bhakti Adkar.
These foods will keep your energy levels high and drive away your hunger pangs.
Start the day with some whole grains or oats. Include a good source of fibre-containing food with every meal or snack.
Most packed foods contain artificial preservatives, sugar, refined grains, says Ameve Sharma.
Make sure you do not use more than 2 teaspoons of sugar in a day.
And what it is doing to your body, asks nutritionist Komal Jethmalani.
Replacing refined sugar with dates, honey, stevia can help you stay healthy.
Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides expert help.
You'll end up being more satisfied, eat your food without guilt and be healthier.
Nutritionist Komal Jethmalani tells you simple ways to improve your health in the New Year.
Alcohol not only dehydrates your skin but also, makes it more prone to breakouts.
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'With enjoyable physical activity, stress release quality sleep and the right diet, we can reverse the metabolic damage which is wreaking havoc in the world and especially in India.'
'You have the home-cooked food. But on top of that you are having the sugary drinks, the junk food, the mithais and whatever else....' 'People should not be frying in this sunflower oil, corn oil or eating any foods fried in this stuff.' 'They should cook in butter or ghee or olive oil. That is much healthier.'
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