Are Potatoes Really That Evil?

Potatoes are perhaps the most widely used vegetable across the globe. From fries to tikkis, potato dumplings to potato and leek soup, they astound with their versatility. They are also the quintessential fasting food. Many Navratri dishes celebrate these as the core ingredient like Aloo Ki Tikki and Aloo Ki Kadhi or in combination with other ingredients such as Kutti Ki Puri and Singhare Ki Matthi. It is thus tragic that these poor dears are associated with obesity and weight gain. Every time we think of going on a weight reduction…

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Are Potatoes Really That Evil?

Potatoes are perhaps the most widely used vegetable across the globe. From fries to tikkis, potato dumplings to potato and leek soup, they astound with their versatility. They are also the quintessential fasting food. Many Navratri dishes celebrate these as the core ingredient like Aloo Ki Tikki and Aloo Ki Kadhi or in combination with other ingredients such as Kutti Ki Puri and Singhare Ki Matthi. It is thus tragic that these poor dears are associated with obesity and weight gain. Every time we think of going on a weight reduction…

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Food and Beverage Companies are Finding Creative Ways to Reach Kids Online, Here’s What to Know

  I have witnessed my sons on social media posting images of simulated Gatorade coolers being poured over their heads, sending digital Valentine Day’s cards made by Taco Bell reading “Nacho average Valentine,” and voting on new potato-chip flavors. These are not the passive ads of my childhood. They are clever ways corporations reach children and teenagers, encouraging them to interact with a brand and promote it to their friends. Valentines certainly appear innocent enough. But will manipulating an image of a Gatorade cooler really entice kids to drink more…

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Bike lanes are a sound public health investment

A woman rides a bicycle along a designated bike lane on Queens Boulevard in the borough of Queens in New York, U.S., May 5, 2016.  (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) Every $1,300 New York City invested in building bike lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to one additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment. That’s a better return on investment than some direct health treatments, like dialysis, which costs $129,000 for one quality-adjusted life year, or QALY, said coauthor Dr.…

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Painkillers are not advisable for dengue

Prescribed for joint pain in chikungunya cases NSAIDS, or the common painkillers, are not advisable for dengue patients because they are known to quicken internal bleeding. However, doctors have been prescribing them to relieve joint pain in suspected or confirmed cases of chikungunya. Now, in a worrying trend, these drugs have been found to be counterproductive even in chikungunya patients. Doctors in Safdarjung Hospital, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), Max Hospital, Saket, and in other medical institutions narrated to TOI instances of chikungunya patients suffering kidney and liver…

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Health Weekly Roundup; India declares itself free of bird flu, 1.4m lives lost in India due to air pollution in ’13, Painkillers are not advisable for dengue

Here is this week’s aggregation of the latest news stories on health, fitness and diet. This week was packed with important health-related discoveries. To make sure you don’t miss any, here is this week’s aggregation of the latest news stories on health, fitness and diet. India declares itself free of bird flu Bird flu mainly affects domestic poultry. It spreads from infected birds to other winged creatures through contact with nasal and respiratory secretions and also due to contamination of feed and wate 1.4m lives lost in India due to…

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