Tag: diet
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Why zinc is important in your diet
You start your day with a glass of milk for calcium and regularly add palak to your rotis and salads to ensure you get enough iron. But are you having enough zinc? This lesser-known mineral is one of the most important nutrients for human health. It is vital for over 200 chemical reactions in our body and…
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Are diet sodas bad for weight loss?
These days, when someone asks for a cola, it is common to hear an add-on, ‘Make that a diet, please’. From Coke to Pepsi and Sprite, almost every popular sugar-sweetened beverage on the market has a “light” or a “diet” version. But are they really good for weight loss? Diet sodas are carbonated beverages. Instead…
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Quinoa Poha: a low-carb, high fiber breakfast
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A bowl of quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) a day does that and much more. A recent study by Harvard Medical School has shown that eating the tiny, tasteless food daily significantly reduces the risk of premature death from cancer, heart attack, respiratory disease and diabetes. Consider the fact that quinoa…
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Tinda: The Underrated Superfood
Are you someone who turns your nose up at the sight of Tinda? Think again because this light summer gourd, popularly called Tinda, is a superfood and has numerous health benefits. Tinda consists of 94% water and has very few calories, approximately 66 cal in 100 grams per serving. That is what makes it a…
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Cooking trick to cut calories in rice
Soft puffy chawal with rajma, chicken curry, chole or sambar is a source of comfort on the toughest of days. Rice is an intrinsic part of the diet of most Indians. Unfortunately, it is unhealthy as it is laden with starch and empty calories. Wouldn’t you like it if there was a way to cut…