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By foodnetindia 18th March 2019 Food and Health/Food News

When Our Food Kills Us

“What we eat now is a greater cause of disease and death in the world than either tobacco or alcohol.”

By foodnetindia 21st February 2019 Food and Health

Chappati With Jaggery And Ghee Is NOT a Nutritious Meal

Another nutritional superstition from Rujuta Diwekar. I can’t believe that she is actually promoting chapattis plus jaggery plus ghee as a “nutritious” meal for children. In terms of nutrition, this is almost no different from bread with sugar and butter.

By foodnetindia 23rd September 2018 Food and Health

Pulao For Dinner? Poha For Breakfast?

In this article I continue my critique of some foods that are commonly eaten as a replacement for a complete meal in India. Why would a food safety writer bother about this? After all, I am not a nutrition or general health writer. I do not critique poor nutrition foods

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By foodnetindia 19th September 2018 Food News/Food Technology

Insects And Yellow Rice. Yuck!

I continue to be surprised by the well meaning academics who have through the decades tried to engineer foods that are more nutritious or high yielding but which are not aligned with what the people consider as food! You can’t create a super high yielding variety of grain and expect

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By foodnetindia 17th September 2018 Food and Health

The Case Against Rice, Wheat, Potatoes And Sugar

It is unfortunate when food groups that have been eaten for centuries suddenly become our enemies and become major contributors to poor health and disease. Are these foods poisons? Certainly not. Not when eaten responsibly, in moderate quantities and as a part of an otherwise healthy and nutritious meal/diet.

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