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Minister Launches Anti-Obesity Campaign in Maharashtra

November 30, 2016 SrijitaAnti-Obesity, Campaign, In, Launches, Maharashtra, Minister

Maharashtra’s Minister of Water Resources and Medical Education Girish Mahajan on Tuesday launched an awareness campaign against obesity in the state. The campaign ‘Fight Obesity’ — which will end on December 29 — will entail Body Mass Index (BMI) tests for students, teaching and non-teaching staff and patients at Out Patient Departments at 16 medical colleges in various districts of Maharashtra. The initiative has been launched in collaboration with JT Foundation. The people suffering from obesity in India total around 30 million. “This is a unique initiative to curb a…

8 Incredible Mustard Oil Benefits That Make It So Popular

November 30, 2016 Srijita8, Benefits, Incredible, It, Make, Mustard, Oil, Popular, So, That

There are some ingredients that can never be replaced in the Indian kitchen. Not only are they essential in creating various regional delicacies, their uses are manifold and extend beyond the confines of the kitchen. One such example is mustard oil. While it does take some “getting used to” to familiarise yourself with the pungency, get past it and you will soon learn to appreciate its unique flavour. It is addictive.In Eastern and North Eastern India, it is hard to imagine life without a bottle of mustard oil at home.…

How to go easy with these diet snacks

November 29, 2016 SrijitaDiet:, easy, Go, How, Snacks, these, to, With

The demand for healthy diet snacks has gone up as people have become quite fitness conscious. But if you gorge on them mindlessly, even these healthy snacks can cause trouble in your weight loss plans. Nuts All nuts are good news so eat your walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, cashew or pistachios raw or dry roasted. They are rich in fiber and protein, and help control blood glucose and lipids. However, they are loaded with calories, so grab a handful each time. Also avoid fried or packaged nuts as they are often…

Green eating

November 29, 2016 SrijitaEating, Green

Much before man knew how to hunt or farm, leave alone adulterate or pollute, he foraged for food. It was as organic as it could get. That’s one amongst many other movements that the culinary world is bouncing back to in its effort to go green again. Sustainable food is the watchword in today’s polluted milieu with more and more practices geared towards eating and cooking clean. Into the Wild Modern-day foraging is hunting for exotic wild flowers, seaweeds, ferns, mushrooms and root veggies to add that outlandish touch to…

4 post-workout eating mistakes

November 29, 2016 Srijita4), Eating, Mistakes, post-workout

It’s 30% how you train and 70% what you eat that sets the foundation of a good physique; though, people think and do exactly the opposite. Remember, you can never outdo a bad diet by training harder. Here are the mistakes you are making… Not eating A Balanced Meal Although it’s ideal to dunk a protein shake right after working out, it’s only a supplement, which can only add on to the macronutrients you get from real food. If you skip solid food, you are making a big mistake. Eating…

Are you eating right? Find out through this guide

November 29, 2016 SrijitaAre, Eating, Find, guide, Out, Right?, This, through, You

1 Smile. Be thankful and enjoy every meal that you eat. 2 Never skip breakfast. The most important meal of the day, activates brain cells and gives the much-needed energy to carry out daily tasks. Traditional parappu sadam (dal rice) with the right proportion of salt is extremely healthy besides the usual bread, dosa, idli, eggs, etc. Start the meal with a fruit because an empty stomach digests the fruit better than having it after a meal as the fruit becomes acidic. 3 Always eat when you are hungry. Never…