Food provides nutrients that are needed for growth, development, and maintenance of normal body function. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and dietary guidelines for Indians “Nutrition is the […]
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Zinc is a very important mineral and is found in almost every cell in the body. It exists as a constituent of several enzymes and also in the hormone insulin. […]
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When we get on to the weighing scale what do we see? We learn how much our total weight is or what is the mass of our body. The weight […]
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vitamin k is a fat-soluble vitamin and is known for its most important function that is normal coagulation of blood. This vitamin is heat stable and to air exposure but […]
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What are vitamins? A century ago a scientist coined the term “vitamin” describing it vital nitrogen (amine) containing the component of food. Vital amine-containing substance was condensed to vitamins. Many […]
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Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid and is a water-soluble vitamin and first isolated in 1923 by Hungarian biochemist and Nobel laureate Szent-Gyorgyi and synthesized by Howarth and […]
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an Indian spice also known as “Golden Spice”. It is brilliant yellow in colour. Turmeric is made from the root of the plant which belongs to […]
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Tips to help you use your food in a nutritious and healthy manner: Do you want to increase iron absorption and prevent anaemia? When you are eating a good source […]
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Have you ever observed that generally as adults we have the same food habits that our parents had! We tend to like the same type of food, follow the same […]
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BOur heart is an organ which works very hard and it works as long as we live without a break! Nutrition has been an important factor which can be used […]
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