Browsing Tag: Nutrition

Food prices will more than double and the number of malnourished children spiral if climate change is not checked and developing countries are not helped to adapt their farming, food and water experts warned on Tuesday at the UN climate talks in Doha.

Popcorn’s reputation as a snack food that’s actually good for health popped up a few notches today as scientists reported that it contains more of the healthful antioxidant substances called “polyphenols” than fruits and vegetables.

Berry fruits help the brain stay healthy in several ways. Berry fruits contain high levels of antioxidants, compounds that protect cells from damage by harmful free radicals.

Deficiency of trace minerals is a contributing factor to many illnesses. Research strongly suggests that many chronic diseases originate in mineral deficiency, including malnutrition, infections, obesity and many cases of both cancer and diabetes.

So what do you eat? Being a vegetarian and a competitive athlete, I’m asked this question the most around Thanksgiving In the U.S. it’s difficult for some to imagine “Turkey Day,” without the turkey.

When we couple the experiences of vegetarian sportsmen with the data from systematic laboratory research published in reputable scientific journals, we have serious grounds to doubt the widely held prejudice that assumes greater weakness as an inevitable consequence of a vegetarian diet.

...an enormous country of limited literacy and considerable bureaucracy – there can be no doubt: A concerted, cooperative, more thoughtful and more efficiently targeted effort is required to pull India once and for all out of poverty, and to give hundreds of millions of current and future Indian children a real shot at sharing the wealth of the new and miraculous Indian economy.

"It strengthens the case for all women of reproductive age having greater access to nutritional, education and lifestyle support to improve the health of the next generation, and to reduce the risk of the conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, which often follow obesity."

“I was not sure if there would be a significant difference between vegetarians and non-vegetarians, and I was surprised by just how much the numbers contrast,” he continues. “It indicates that lifestyle factors such as diet can be important in the prevention of metabolic syndrome.”

"It is promising for those with risk factors for chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease that dietary changes may help to improve factors that play a potential role in the disease development," the Daily Mail quoted lead researcher Dr Michelle Wien as saying.

I did a nutritional analysis on shardaayi and was amazed to see that it has complete protein (with all essential amino-acids) and loads of vitamins and minerals..