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It will now be easier for diabetics, heart patients and those who are on diet to figure out how much calories they are consuming while eating Indian food. The Indian Council of Medical Research’s Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition has launched a mobile App that offers comprehensive...

Indians have been historically generous with holiness. Nature, knowledge, fire, sex, kings, cows, you name it and our plural, freewheeling belief system has been magnanimous enough to host it within the sanctum. Food, too, found its space therein. The toil that went into the tilling of land, the...

Meixner is all about small swaps that make a big difference.Amanda Meixner/Instagram Weight loss often seems daunting, but the truth is it doesn’t need to miserable. That’s what nutrition blogger Amanda Meixner is trying to convey to her 722,000 Instagram...

Want to improve your skills on the field? Working out and practice will only get you so far. To boost your performance, try taking a closer look at the food on your plate. “Baseball and softball are fast-paced games that require strength, power, speed, quick judgment and fast reaction time....

MACRONUTRIENT COMPOSITION 2.4.1 Fat: Amount. There is general agreement that the type of fat consumed is more important than the quantity (generally 30% to 40% of total calories). Trans fats from partially hydrogenated oil should be eliminated [1B]. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats...