Foods

Food plays a crucial role in maintaining good health. It can make you healthy and at the same time make you sick. Eating oily foods, processed foods, packaged foods, junk foods, foods containing sweeteners are all detrimental to your health. The ...

 Planning and gearing up for success is what you are required to do on a new year's day. It is a day where you realize your true follies of the last year, and ways to mend them, and plans ...

The right balance of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, salts, vitamins, and soluble and insoluble fibre is vital for avoiding indigestion. If you are lacking any of these components, you are likely to experience indigestion. When you suffer from indigestion, which includes ...

In cellulite, the connective tissue beneath the dermis layer of the skin weakens, causing the fat beneath to bulge out, creating lumpy and bumpy skin. It is most commonly found on the thighs and buttocks, but it is also extremely difficult ...

Glucose concentration in the blood is measured as a measure of blood sugar, also known as blood sugar level, blood sugar concentration, or blood glucose level. People suffering from hyperglycaemia, or high blood sugar levels, can suffer from type 1 diabetes, ...

World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated every year on 24 March to commemorate the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) by Dr Robert Koch in 1882. The day is meant to educate people of the impact of tuberculosis ...

Teenagers go through big physical changes in puberty. They need extra nutrition to fuel these physical changes, which means they need to eat healthy food. Your child's level of physical activity and stage of development determine exactly how much healthy food ...

Mother's day is an international festival celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May. The day marks the importance and contribution of mother, motherly figures and maternal bonds in the family and society. Pregnancy is the most delightful yet ...

The holy month of Ramadan has arrived and Muslims from around the world have started observing 'Roza' or fasting (without water) for the whole month from sunrise to sunset, followed by a meal later after the dawn. According to a ...

We eat to get the required amount of fuel to keep our body running, but ironically, some foods do not make us feel full and rather leave us hungry and crave more. Feeling hungry constantly is not fun. The hunger pangs, ...

Dietary characteristics and nutritional requirements change when people age. Nutrients like vitamin D, proteins, calcium and vitamin B12 become important for men and women at or over 40 as these nutrients may help maintain their physical and cognitive functions later in ...

Cholesterol at normal levels is an essential substance for the body. But excess cholesterol in your body gets deposited on the inner walls of blood vessels, reducing and restricting the blood flow and increasing the risk of heart attacks and other ...