Articles [Food]

Energy is defined as the ability to do work and it is the energy released by the body is measured in terms of kilocalories. So energy is very important to carry out our day to day activities such as walking, eating, sitting, working, chatting and...

Food plays an important role in keeping you healthy. You want which food and what food? Some are interesting facts The amount of food you need each day depends some what on your age, sex, size, and the amount of physical activity you engage...

As soon as you see think of a delicious sandwich, your mouth seems to look watery! Have you ever thought of the mechanisms that every food needs to undergo after entering our body? Soon after the consumption of food, a series of actions...

Too much or too little is dangerous with respect to iron intake! Iron is a mineral found in foods and is considered as a vital one in the formation of blood and many other functions of the body. In India, 80% of women are suspected to be...

This was told by my ayurvedic doctor. If you have any swelling or injury in your body, just do the following: 1) Warm mustard oil with crushed pieces of garlic. Set the garlic completely dissolve in the oil. 2) Cool the oil and then apply on...

    Obesity is the most common problem we are facing today. An obese person feels depressed and also invites many kinds of health problems for him. Today is the time for zero size figure and many of us wants this type of figure and our desire...

  Right from a time a child is born till the death of man,an obvious companion in one's life journey  is the "Food" What can we call this 'FOOD'? F-First O-Objective O-Of the D-Day Yes, we can call this as First Objective Of the Day.From...

This is my mother's recipe to make the delicious , traditional Ethakka Appam.Name will have variations according to different regions. Let's say it as Banana fry here.My personal experience is that,its easy to make and tasty.If you taste it once,...

Beverages occupy an important part of the routine diet all over the world, especially in India. Coffee is considered as one of the most popular beverages in the world. Half of the total coffee production of the world comes from Brazil. The major...

Dietary fiber is a type of insoluble carbohydrates and is not affected by digestion. Since it is indigestible in nature it is not absorbed readily in to the circulation. Thus in spite of being a carbohydrate, it does not appear in the blood stream....

Nutrients play a very important part in our life. People should be made aware of the nutrients that are consumed in the form of daily diet and their importance in preventing the occurrence of various diseases. The nutrients present in the foods...

Food cooking is one of the arts. Cooking makes the tasty food. Coked food digests easily. Cooking also makes food safe eat. Heat kills the harmful germs. Have you ever seen your mother cooking food in the kitchen? She cooks different foods in...

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is found to occur in individuals due to the attack of HIV infection on the immune system of the human body. Thus, AIDS patients have very less immunity; thereby get affected by other diseases easily. Initially, a...

Food borne illness is the term used to describe both food infections and food intoxications. Although both the terms sound similar, there are various differences between both the terms. Food infection is defined as the illness caused because of...

Alcoholism is one of the major factors affecting the economic development in India. The risk of deaths among alcoholics is three times greater when compared to that of the non-alcoholics. Alcohol, when consumed in smaller quantities is not found to...

Water is very important for any living being to survive. A living organism can live without food at least for some days but not without water. Hence it is considered as the universal solvent and an important nutrient. Water is an essential...

Minerals are considered as the micronutrients that help the body to grow, protect against diseases and sty fit and healthy, just like the vitamins. Each and every mineral performs a specific function within the body and their health significance is...

Unlike other minerals present in the foods, lead is a toxic mineral found as a source of pollutant in the environment. Smaller quantities of lead do not cause much harm to the body until a specific threshold is reached. The lead poisoning threshold...

Coconut oil confusions We educated people think coconut oil is "bad". Somehow, instinctively feel that it cannot be, neither ghee nor coconut oil can be "bad" if Ayurveda recommends them. Interestingly, although we keep hearing that coconut...

There is an old wives tale that Onions/Garlic are aphrodisiacs. Hence one of the reasons why widows were not allowed this in their food. 12/14/06 Ramanan I was searching for Vegetarian restaurants in China and hit upon this piece of infomation on...