Summer season is upon us in India and we are getting barbecued in the blazing sun. Dehydration is a common problem seen during this time. The soft drink companies mint money as the buyers are guzzling away. Health needs to be maintained very much during this time as dehydration can be fatal. Dehydration involves loss of water and various electrolytes. Symptoms include dizziness, dry mouth and less urine production...

Calories are always an enigma for most of my clients. Most of them are interested in knowing the amount of calories they need to consume. Calorie intake can make or break the goal needed especially in weight loss diets. But very low calorie diets ie. below 1000 calories is not recommended. If you eat very less, you will not get enough nutrients to nourish your body. The body can go into a starvation mode making...

Shopping in a supermarket is my favorite experience and I love rummaging through the different products on the shelves. Reading nutrition labels and checking the prices are my main priorities. I was just moving about in the super market the other day and my eyes fell on a section meant for diabetic patients. There was an interesting range of sugar free cookies, chocolates, biscuits, jams, peanut butter, juices...

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It has been a common practice to dilute milk with water. This has been mostly done to reduce the fat content. But you should understand that it dilutes all the other nutrients too. So the quality of milk reduces and you do not get the health benefits.  It is better to buy skimmed milk or milk with 0.5% fat in which the other nutrients will be remain intact. Skimmed milk can even be done at home by boiling...

Healthy eating can be fun but may end up being time consuming and expensive for many. It is always easy to buy junk. Junk food is very cheap and high calorie meals come within half hour to your door step. While shopping takes a lot of time and energy and can cut into you time. What is the situation out there? Yes food is expensive. Fruits and vegetables prices keep rising. So it is more cheaper to buy carbs...

As a dietitian, we too end up with hectic days and very less time to eat and exercise. Although I feel cranky if I miss my work outs but my toughest times are the snack times. I converse with patients from ten in the morning up till six in the evenings. This makes it hard for me sometimes to think of grabbing a healthy snack. Snacks can really add up to calories if you do not keep a check on what you are eating....

Fad diets are always a rage and every second client of mine wants a low carb, low fat diet. I have innumerable clients who are scared of carbohydrates. They want to stop eating rice but the burger at local eatery is okay. It is very easy actually to go on a diet where many starve and cut out all carbs. They end up eating very less calories and over exercising. Many lose weight this way to look good for weddings...