Veganism and vegetarianism are two terms which we usually understand refers to people going the green route. Sometimes, they are used interchangeably, but do they even mean the same thing? Veganism is actually...
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Fats are one of the main classes of food, alongside proteins and carbohydrates. They are made up of molecules called triglycerides. Fats all have a similar chemical structure consisting of three zigzagged fatty...
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BMI’s have long been used as an indicator of healthy weight and nutritional health. The BMI is derived from a simple math formula devised in the 1830s by Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist...
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Malnutrition occurs when nutrients in the body are either not enough or too much. This can lead to health conditions like obesity, kwashiorkor, swollen body parts, stunting, poor energy levels, and other symptoms....
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The filmmakers and the studio behind the new Peter Rabbit film adaptation have apologized for new Sony film which made light of food allergies. The offensive content is about a scene which showed...
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As children, we were taught in elementary school that a balanced diet is one which contains the classes of food in sufficient quantity. However, who determines sufficient? How many know what amounts of...
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Feeling the holiday blues are you? Not just any holiday, the Christmas holidays, all that face-stuffing, catching up with friends and family. Yes, we too wish it could go on forever, but here...
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Grains are small dry hard seeds, which are harvested and consumed by both humans and animals alike. In their dried form, these grains, foods like you wheat, rice, oats, corn millet, barley, bulgur,...
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DOES CULINARY SCHOOL MAKE A CHEF? In our corner of the world, those in the food business are not as celebrated or given as much decoration as their foreign counterparts in other parts...
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