Author: Dr. Nitin Gupte

Understanding the Body’s Healing Response Inflammation is often spoken about as something harmful that must be suppressed. In reality, inflammation is one of the body’s most important protective mechanisms. It is a natural biological response that helps the body fight...

How To Choose A Healthy Cooking Oil! Choosing a Healthy Cooking Oil Rather than looking for a single “perfect” cooking oil, we should focus on incorporating a healthy cooking oil into a healthy diet and active lifestyle. The reassuring fact...

Health Benefits Of Omega 3 Fatty Acids! Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are the three macronutrients of our nutrition. Fats are composed of fatty acids. Fatty acids are of four types, the monounsaturated fatty acids, the polyunsaturated fatty acids, the saturated...

The Threat Of Pre Diabetes! Even when I started my pioneering obesity clinic in Pune four decades ago, it was clear that we were fast becoming the world capital of diabetes and heart disease! But the threat of a condition...

Eating Too Much Sweets, Obesity And Diabetes! It was amply clear even when I started my then unique ‘Obesity Clinic’ in Pune, nearly 40 years ago, that our county was poised to be the world capital of diabetes and heart...

The Process Of Developing Insulin Resistance And Diabetes! Any one can become diabetic. It is not a must to have a family history of diabetes to develop the disease. Yes, you have a greater chance of developing the disease if...

Wheat Is As Healthy As Any Other Cereal! Wheat is the second largest cultivated cereal crop of the world, next only to maize. Wheat is the largest staple food of the world population, next only to rice. The wheat crop...

Studying The Effects Of Intermittent Fasting On Health Intermittent fasting is as ancient as civilisation and has been practiced in all religions for centuries. An ‘enthusiastic’ paper published by a British doctor over a hundred years ago and lapped up...

Effect Of Post Meal Exercise On Weight, Blood Sugar And Insulin Exercise any time is extremely beneficial to our health and its effects on your our health are well documented in international research. Exercise boosts the levels of endorphins, the...

Learning What GI And GL Are And How They Affect Blood Sugar Most people have heard about the Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL). Let us understand exactly what they are. The Glycemic Index (GI) is a numerical value...