Author: Dr. Nitin Gupte

Soaking Cereals, Pulses And Nuts In Water! Soaking cereals, pulses and nuts is a common precooking practice and it has several benefits and one notable drawback. Benefits: Soaking reduces certain anti nutritional factors like phytic acid, tannins and trypsin inhibitors those can...

Understanding The Significance of Wheat And The Conditions It Can Cause! Wheat is the second largest cultivated cereal crop of the world, next only to maize. Wheat is the second largest staple food of the world population, next only to...

Acanthosis Nigricans, Insulin Resistance And Pre Diabetes! Development of dark, thickened, often slightly raised and velvety patches on the skin could be a sign of a condition called Acanthosis Nigricans. These patches can sometimes be accompanied by itching. The areas...

Carbohydrates Are Essential To Health! Our food is composed of the following nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. Each of these nutrients have specific roles to play in the functioning of our body. *** Carbohydrates are of two...

The Causes Of Milk Indigestion and Their Solutions! Many people cannot tolerate milk and milk products. They develop varying degrees of abdominal discomfort, pain, bloating, gases, diarrhoea when they consume milk. The commonest cause of this is lactose intolerance. ***...

Fast Food Or Junk Food Are Harmful To Health! Fast food or junk food are foods that are loaded with calories, sugars and salt, fats, cholesterol and trans fats and lack healthy nutrients like fibre, vitamins and minerals and antioxidants....

Basic Information About Blood Pressure And Hypertension! Today many people are aware that diabetes is a grave illness. And they take the threat of the disease seriously. But more people have hypertension than diabetes and few people are aware that hypertension...

Hypothyroidism Or Under Active Thyroid Gland Thyroid is a butterfly shaped endocrine gland situated at the base of the neck, below the prominence of the Adam’s apple, resting on the trachea or the windpipe. It produces three hormones, the two...

Raised Levels Of Blood Uric Acid, Gout And Kidney Stones! Many people suffer from raised levels of uric acids in their blood. Often this condition is found in routine renal function tests. Most often this condition is ignored if the...

Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Metabolic Warning! What Is Fatty Liver Disease? Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, refers to the accumulation of excess fat in liver cells. It is one of the most common metabolic conditions today—and often one...