Introduction The level of child undernutrition remains unacceptable throughout the world, with 90 per cent of the developing world’s chronically undernourished (stunted) children living in Asia and Africa. Detrimental and often undetected until severe, undernutrition undermines the survival, growth and development of children and women, and diminishes the strength and capacity of nations. With...
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Forms of excercise It’s never too late to start exercising. Even old people can get stronger, improve their moods and reduce the risk for serious illness by putting more activity in to their daily lives. If you are out of shape, always check with your doctor before beginning any exercise programme. Try out these...
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Regular exercise is vital to help maintain good health. Exercise burns up extra calories in food and reduces the likelihood of these being converted into fat. Regular exercise makes you fit, gives a general sense of  well-being, improves appetite and sleep and makes the heart and circulation, lungs and respiration work more efficiently. Exercise...
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Beverage Calories (KCal) /100g Apple Juice 55 Grape Juice 55 Mango Juice 58 Orange Juice 44 Pineapple juice 52 Sugar Cane juice 36 Tomato Juice 17 Coconut Milk 76 Coconut water 24 Coffee (per cup) 98 Tea (per cup) 79 Cocoa (per cup) 213 Milk (cow’s) 65 Skimmed milk 35 Curds 51 Fruit Amount...
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Having more calories from food, than you need to maintain your weight can lead to obesity. If food is consumed in excess of requirements, the excess is converted into fat and stored in the adipose tissues. Normally adipose tissues constitutes about 10 to 15% of the body weight. In obese people, it increases upto...
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The amount of energy supplied by a nutrient is measured in calories. Technically, one calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Centigrade (from 14.5 to 15.5). The ‘calorie’ measure used commonly to discuss the energy content of food is actually a kilocalorie (KCal)...
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Women Height Healthy Weight Range  (Pounds) Kilograms 4’10″ 109-121 49-54 5’0″ 113-126 51-57 5’1″ 115-129 52-58 5’2″ 118-132 53-59 5’3″ 121-135 54-61 5’4″ 124-138 56-62 5’5″ 127-141 57-63 5’6″ 130-144 58-65 5’7″ 133-147 60-66 5’8″ 136-150 61-68 5’9″ 139-153 63-69 5’10″ 142-156 64-70 5’11″ 145-159 65-72 6’0″ 148-162 67-73 Men Height Healthy Weight Range...
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Non-vegetarian diets are unhealthier than vegetarian diets and it is very difficult to lose weight — Actually it is not vegetables or meat, but total number of calories consumed daily that determines weight-loss or weight-gain. However in a strict vegetarian diet you lose essential vitamins and minerals and can become protein deficient. Extra calories...
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There are six major classes of nutrients: carbohydrates, fats, minerals, protein, vitamins, and water. These nutrient classes can be categorized as either macronutrients (needed in relatively large amounts) or micronutrients (needed in smaller quantities). The macronutrients include carbohydrates, fats, fiber, protein, and water. The micronutrients are minerals and vitamins. The macronutrients (excluding fiber and...
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The metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, is interconnected. This interrelationship provides essential flexibility to humans when faced with dietary restriction or starvation. In fact, the body can interconvert to a greater or lesser degree the macronutrients protein, fat and carbohydrate during starvation or overfeeding. Dietary carbohydrates are broken down in the body to...
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Nutrition is all about the study of food and how our bodies use food as fuel for growth and daily activities. The macronutrients, or “big” nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. The micronutrients, or “little” nutrients are the vitamins and minerals that we need to be healthy. Here you can find articles, tools, and...
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According to your height your ideal body should not be more than 47-48 kg. That means you need to lose the extra 17-18 kg which you have gained. Don’t aim to lose all this weight in a time span of just 30 days. It might be possible but it is not advisable. Try to...
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