Wrong, I always get  one or two cases everyday, where the person uses a gadget (Like the ones shown on TV) to lose weight, There are couple of these products like sauna belts, morning walkers etc that say “Hey!! Lose weight while you watch TV”. These gadgets claim to help you lose weight and tighten your abs, thighs and buttocks without even exercising. They trigger tiny muscle contractions, and...

It is not advisable to use more of a reduced-fat product than you would of the full-fat version, you might end up having the same or even more fat and energy. To claim that a product is ‘reduced fat’ the amount of fat must be at least 25% lower than the standard product. But these types of foods tend to be high in fat and energy in the first place, so the ‘reduced fat’ version can still...

Yes, banana does contains fat, but only 0.3 grams of fat for 100 grams which is negligible. The calorie content of bananas are low to medium. A small sized (peeled) banana contains about 80 calories. A medium sized banana (6 inches long) contains about 100 calories and a large banana( more than 7 inchs) contains about 115 calories. Fat deposits in your body can increase from excess calories. This fruit can be...

This is a very common query…. Let me clear it out…. Butter, as an animal fat, contains both saturated fats and cholesterol – the two dietary ingredients that increase blood cholesterol. Saturated fats can raise LDL cholesterol (also known as “bad” cholesterol), which raises total blood cholesterol as well. When margarine was first introduced to the marketplace, it was loaded with trans...

One of the most common questions asked to me…Although rice is a rich source of carbohydrates, all the cereals such as wheat, ragi, maize etc have the same amount carbohydrate content ie. 70-80 grams of carbohydrates for 100 grams. Many ask me whether rice has fat. If the intake of any carbohydrate or protien exceeds more than necessary, it is converted to fat. Hence the servings of cereals should be eaten...

There is this misconception that oils have cholesterol. All the oils are from plant sources and cholesterol is a compound that is not characteristics of plant kingdom. Cholesterol is present only in the animal kingdom. So you do not get cholesterol from oils. Yes there are saturated fats in coconut and palm oils which if taken in excess can increase your cholesterol levels. Other fats that are present in the...

Here comes July and time for “5 More Burning Questions, Well this is how we judge the 5 questions and the importance of it. We get questions from our contact form, From other blogs, From The hospital I work at, The Gym, From friends and sometimes from colleagues, Every time I come home and start writing my blog, I write the questions on a note pad, kept especially for writing my blog, and at the end of...

This is the 5th and the last burning question of the month…. Now this is totally wrong. If you decrease the oil intake less than 4 tsps per day, constipation can occur. Plus it is an unhealthy way of losing weight. Oils can provide various fatty acis which can be beneficial to health. Hence do not stop the intake of any oil.

This is the 4th Burning Question from our “5 Burning Question” Columns. Now this is the most common thing I keep hearing. Blaming family members is something which most of my patients do. This is the the most common question that I am asked by patients. It is easy to blame the genes. Many think they inherit their fat reserves from their parents or family, thinking that just like property, fat genes are passed...

This is the 3rd Burning Question from our “5″ Burning Question” Columns. Now this has been debatable question for many decades. All I can say is, it may or may not trigger diabetes. Sugar is nothing but refined carbohydrate which does not provide nutritionally any nutrients other than energy. Just by the intake of sugar one cannot get diabetic. It involves a lot of factors such as genes, lack of physical...