7th September, TOI carried an article, titled “Low-carb may trump low-fat diets” and went on to proclaim “People who avoid carbohydrates and eat more fat, even saturated fat, lose more body fat and have fewer cardiovascular risks than people who follow the low-fat diet that health authorities have favored for decades, a major new study shows.”

As a medical student I remember how our Preventive and Social Medicine teachers would threaten that if we did not remember Vaccination Schedule approved by Government of India we would be flunked in our Viva Voce. We needed to remember, by heart, which vaccines need to be administered in which month! And why the emphasis? Vaccines may cause mild symptoms… Read more →

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of anaemia in the world. It affects all ages, genders, communities and is found across all socio-economic classes. It is estimated that about 20% of all women, 50% of pregnant/ lactating women and 3% of all men suffer from iron deficiency.

If you or a close family member hates consuming vegetable; just want to live on meat, dal and/ or potatoes, it is time to be concerned. I am married for 8 months and realized hubby dear lives on meats; I was concerned! Honed my cookery act and today can proclaim that he relishes eating veggies.