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Are Tetrapacked juices safe?

Fruit juices — especially those marketed in tetra packs — an increasingly favorite beverage among young children and frequently replaced water and milk. In addition to altering the diet’s nutrient content, excessive intake of fruit juices can affect the absorption of carbohydrates and cause persistent, nonspecific diarrhea. Excessive consumption of fruit juices [about 350-850ml per [...]

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Oats porridge a day, keeps all illnesses away

Dietitians always have to answer various question related to health foods and the common query is about oats. I had written about its health benefits in my article http://nutrihealth.in/2008/06/what-is-white-oats Now I feel I should take it from a dietitian’s perspective too where I have discovered many other uses of this wonderful grain. Although we know [...]

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Slim with skimmed milk

Milk is the nectar of life. It is one of the natures near perfect food. It is provides almost all the nutrients that necessary except for iron and vitamin C. Milk intake is very crucial for good bone health, thyroid function,improves immunity etc. But the fat content in it is saturated which is not good [...]

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Common myths about nuts

Myth 1: People on weight reducing diets should not consume nuts. Extensive studies have shown that they do not cause weight gain as long as the calories are controlled. In fact eating a handful of nuts will help to curb appetite and serve as healthy snacks. They can actually help to reduce or maintain weight. [...]

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How does Frying affect our health?

Fried food have been a part of our daily diet and are causing a havoc to our system. They generally turn out as tea time snacks or accompaniments in our meals. But they can cause a lot of harmful effects- High fat content- They imbibe higher fat content and are high in energy. Hence can [...]

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Fish Oil: The Omega 3 Advantage

In the recent years a number of scientific studies have confirmed that consumption of fish and fish oils can reduce the likelihood of a heart attack. Fish oils are the fats extracted from fish and shell fish, particularly fatty cold water fish like salmon, mackard and herring. among the wide variety of fatty acids present [...]

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Egg whites for many purposes

Eggs have been a staple part of our diets. But due to the cholesterol content in the yolks, they started gaining a bad reputation. Egg whites have become very popular due to their high protein and low cholesterol content. However, egg whites, once separated from the yolk,one cup has twenty-six grams of protein. Since egg [...]

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What kind of vegetarian are you?

There are various types of vegetarians so we can say they come in various forms. Some of them follow this trait due to religious beliefs or for health benefits or lets say plainly by choice or by following fad diets. These diets basically means the removal of a few products either all or some of [...]

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Breakfast helps in weight loss

Yes. Research shows that eating a regular breakfast is a habit shared by successful dieters. Starting the day with breakfast keeps your body fuel up during the morning. A small. healthy snack at midmorning further maintains a steady supply of calories. On the other hand, skipping breakfast and then eating a large meal later provides [...]

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