Tag: diet

  • Get your sugar fix minus the calories

    Get your sugar fix minus the calories

    Sugar is the new fat, say doctors and scientists. New research establishes how it leads to obesity, poor heart health and increased risk of diabetes and has also been linked to certain cancers. What is scarier is the fact that it is addictive in nature. Good news is that you can safely indulge your sweet […]

  • Weight Loss Diet: How to Build Fiber in Your Food

    Weight Loss Diet: How to Build Fiber in Your Food

    In weightloss fiber is an unsung diet hero. Despite offering crucial health benefits – reducing bad cholesterol, managing weight, improving bowel health and regulating blood sugar According to the USFDA guidelines, a 2,000-calorie diet will need around 15 g of dietary fiber a day.  However, consuming fiber does not mean stuffing yourself with fruit and […]

  • Can salad replace Indian Food?

    Can salad replace Indian Food?

    There was a time when a bowl of salad used to be part of Indian food, to be enjoyed on the side along with dessert and condiments. Now, people substitute their lunch or dinner with salad in order to cut down on calories. But are weight-fighting powers of salad exaggerated? There’s no clear answer to […]

  • Weight gain reasons: Are you an emotional eater?

    What does your emotions have to do with weight gain? The next time you reach for a bag of chips, minutes before an important meeting, pause and ask yourself, ‘Am I really hungry?’ If your tummy is still full with the pulao you ate for lunch, chances are the stress is making you want to munch. Eating for […]

  • Coconut water is a craze, but is it good for you?

    Coconut water is a craze, but is it good for you?

    Piercing the tender top of a young, green coconut with a straw and slurping its sweet, mildly nutty juice is guaranteed to rejuvenate you on a hot afternoon. What adds to the kick is the conviction that you have made a ‘healthy’ choice. After all, everyone from Madonna to tennis ace John Isner has been […]