Nature has given plants the ability to synthesize materials that are toxic which protect them from predators such as fungi, insects, animals, or humans. There are several plant foods which […]
Read more ›
Tofu or bean curd is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curd into soft white blocks. It is of Chinese origin, and it is […]
Read more ›
Sprouting or germination is a simple processing technology adopted at home and industrially also. The process of sprouting influences the biochemical composition of the whole grains. “Sprouted grains” are defined […]
Read more ›
We hear and read a lot about functional food/health food these days. What exactly are these foods? Functional food is any food claiming to have a health promoting or disease-preventing […]
Read more ›
Vegetables may have their origin from different parts of the plant. Spinach is a green leafy vegetable, potato is a root vegetable, okra is a fruit, peas are seeds and […]
Read more ›Thiamine is an important B vitamin that plays a vital role in production of energy from food consumed. It also improves normal neuronal activity. Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamin and […]
Read more ›
A healthy diet helps fight malnutrition. A healthy diet also prevents or reduces the risk of many non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases and cancers. Some factors contribute […]
Read more ›
Prevalence of diabetes has been steadily increasing for the past 3 decades especially in low- and middle-income countries. In 2012 diabetes was the direct cause of 1.5 million deaths globally. […]
Read more ›
Teenagers feel invincible and lived in the world or their own. Those are wonderful years but sometimes that is the time when things can go awfully wrong. And the effect […]
Read more ›
Vitamins or vital molecules are nutrients that are extremely important for our body to function. For a substance to be named in the distinguished list of vitamins it needs to […]
Read more ›
Recent Comments