Food Processing: Is it good or bad for us?

How we wish we could get fresh fruit and vegetables from our own backyard! And fresh milk from the dairy in the courtyard or eggs from the hens in the […]

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Food Labelling: A Link Between Manufacturer and Consumer

food label: For a person who does not read labels the amount of stuff written on the package may seem like a lot of jargon and difficult to understand. The […]

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Food Allergy

Food allergy is defined as “an adverse health effect arising from a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food”. Food allergies refers to an immunological […]

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Food Additives

According to World Health Organization (WHO) food additives are substances added to food to maintain or improve its safety, freshness, taste, texture, or appearance. Food additives need to be checked […]

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Fibre: Soluble and Insoluble

Fibre is plant constituent that is generally resistant to human digestion. The word fibre originates from the Latin word fibra, meaning fibre, thread, string, filament, entrails. Fibre is also known […]

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Nature’s Gift – Fennel Seeds

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a member of the family Apiaceae. It is a hardy, perennial herb, with yellow flowers. Fennel is native to Southern Europe and is grown extensively all […]

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Fat Glossary

The term lipids encompass several types of fats which range from simple fats to complex cholesterol. In foods lipids is the term used for both oils and fats. The one […]

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Alarming increase in fast food consumption: What do we about this trend?

According to Collins dictionary fast food is defined as, “fast food is hot food, such as hamburgers and chips, that you obtain from particular types of restaurant, and which is served quickly […]

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Do you need help to plan your diet?

How to come up with an effective diet plan? In recent times we are bombarded with nutrition information from all sides. The data we get from social media is even […]

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Dining with a Diabetic

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases in the world. The reason why a person becomes afflicted with Type 2 Diabetes is complex and is associated […]

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