Tag: Indian food

  • Balanced Diet – Foods to Eat and Avoid

    Balanced Diet – Foods to Eat and Avoid

    A balanced diet is key to maintaining a healthy weight and good health. It goes without saying that your body needs all the nutrients from foods to function correctly, such as carbohydrates, protein, fats, minerals, and vitamins. Therefore, a balanced diet contains foods of different varieties, quantities, and proportions to meet your body’s nutritional requirements. […]

  • Vitamin B12 Foods: The 10 Best Natural Sources that you need to be eating

    Vitamin B12 Foods: The 10 Best Natural Sources that you need to be eating

    Vitamin B12, also known as Cobalamin, is amongst the most complex and largest vitamins known to humans. It is essential for an active metabolism and proper functioning of the brain. Deficiency of the vitamin can lead to various health complications such as fatigue, depression, megaloblastic anaemia, brain damage, nerve damage, etc. What makes Vitamin B12 […]

  • Indian Foods: The good, the bad and the ugly

    Indian Foods: The good, the bad and the ugly

    Food prepared across India is as diverse as the country itself. Influences of soil type, climate, culture, ethnic groups, and occupations are evident in the various cuisines across the country. For example, Middle Eastern and Central Asian influences, from the Mughal rule, are still seen in North Indian cuisine. Similarly, the food in different parts […]

  • 6 simple tips to prevent obesity

    6 simple tips to prevent obesity

    Obesity is becoming a rampant problem in India. Over 5% of India’s population is now morbidly obese. On the bright side, the government is promoting fitness initiatives such as Hum Fit Toh India Fit. The average citizen is increasingly adopting a healthier diet and regular exercise. If you are concerned about your health and want […]

  • Indrani’s battle against hypothyroidism and weight loss

    Indrani’s battle against hypothyroidism and weight loss

    Weighing 10 pounds at birth, Indrani Mishra had always been on the heavier side! “I can’t recall a time when I was lean or thin,” says Indrani, a 34-year-old lawyer from Asansol, West Bengal. “Hormonal imbalance caused due to hypothyroidism, and my love for junk food prevented me from controlling my eating habits, which eventually […]