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Gestational diabetes in Moms-to-be

By Sanjana - Dietitian on August 19, 2009 in Food, Health

Query from a concerned mom-to-be: “I am 12 weeks pregnant and my father and all his siblings have Diabetes, so I am worried about getting gestational diabetes. What changes do I make to avoid getting Gestational Diabetes?” Diabetes is a common condition afflicted to many. But Gestational Diabetes may be a new term to many. [...]

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How can you increase your child’s concentration and memory?

By Sanjana - Dietitian on June 3, 2009 in Kids Diet

Have you seen your child losing concentration quite often, forgetting trivial things very easily? Then your child’s memory must be suffering. The brain requires adequate energy to function well and this can be provided with good nourishment through good food intake and regular physical activity. When your child is involved in strenuous mental activities such [...]

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Is too much of protien good for muscle gain?

By Sanjana - Dietitian on January 10, 2009 in Health

Following high protein diets are the latest fads. My clients who want to build muscle or gain weight want to eat lots of protein by drinking liters of milk, eating lots of chicken or more than 5 eggs in a day. It all comes down to how much you need as per your body requirements [...]

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Egg yolk- To eat or not to eat

By Sanjana - Dietitian on January 6, 2009 in Food

This is a debate going on for quite sometime whether the yolk is bad or not. Many diet freaks avoid them like the plague. But I say eat the yolk. It all depends on how many you are eating. It is not necessary to have cholesterol free diets. We do need some cholesterol. It is [...]

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