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A Guava a Day Keeps a Doctor Away: Scientists from NIN
A guava a day keeps a doctor away. Yes, you read it right. Scientists from National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) of Hyderabad discovered that Guava, one of the cheaper and common fruits in India contains high concentrations of antioxidants that help in maintaining the health. What are antioxidants? Antioxidants are the chemical substances which help [...]
Lose Weight and Control Diabetes Using Low Glycemic Index (GI) Foods
The Glycemic Index (GI) is a rating of carbohydrates on a scale of 0 to 100 depending on the extent to which they raise blood sugar levels after eating. Foods with GI of 70 and above are considered as high GI foods, 56-69 as medium GI foods, 55 and below as low GI foods. High [...]
Brown Rice Keeps You Away From Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer
Earlier (for thousands of years), everyone used to eat brown rice until the invention of processing machine for white rice.People started using white rice because it is tasty, can be stored for longer time than brown rice, and more over it takes less time to cook. Though white rice is popular, it has its own [...]