Ultra-processed foods may carry an extra risk of cancer. Processing of such foods can create carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compounds. A new study measured eating habits in nearly 105,000 adults Read more
If you are a food lover then I am sure you have tried your hands at fine dining, maybe you even went to those Michelin star restaurants where the food can be ten times as costly as at regular Read more
I hope there are no smokers here, but if you have a near and dear one who smokes, please convey to him a personal message from me that he should be prepared for a sense of weakness, sinking or pain at Read more
Medicalisation of human body has received much attention both theoretically and empirically in the last few decades. Medicalisation refers to a social phenomenon that makes for Read more
Take 12 kg (26 lb) of bones, add 33 kg (73 lb) of muscles and 15 kg (33 lb) of fat, mix it up with 20 kg of organs. Now you have all the “ingredients” to build up the human body. Or Read more
We see stomach-churning pictures of cows and buffaloes and whales and other animals dying in extreme pain because they had consumed plastic. But this ghastly sight evokes only lip sympathy among Read more
The one who pays the piper calls the tune. When food companies fund a research, you can well imagine what the conclusion of the health study will be. The research of New York Read more
Men and women have different hearts, literally! As a result, symptoms of heart disease in women are often different from those of men, and are thus misunderstood. That is why since 1984, Read more
Navratri is celebrated twice a year, once during the beginning of the summer season and the other, when winters are about to start. These sessions Read more