HEALTH TIP

SMALL YET SIGNIFICANT FACTS -BY Dt. AKSHITA AGGARWAL

Hello readers after the success of THE FACT FILE SERIES , I feel happy to announce my next series, SMALL YET SIGNIFICANT FACTS.I will hereby answer and clarify day to day food fads and will state the actual facts behind them.

Q1: I have heard that  palak paneer is not healthy. Is it True?            ASHIMA PATEL

Ans:  Yes , Ashima this is true that palak paneer is not as nutritious a combination as we think. Palak has oxalates which is an inhibitor for calcium as well as iron absorption so this combination actually wastes the calcium present in paneer. So, its better to prepare palak without calcium rich source.

Q2: Is juice fattening?                                                                                   RADHIKA GARG

Ans:- Well Radhika juice is not exactly fattening but may lead to weight gain due to the instant calories that it provides. Juices are devoid of fibre and hence they devote instant calories which if not burned convert into fat or adipose tissue.

Q3: Is lemon , honey and warm water recommended  for weight loss ?     ARYA BOSE

Ans: No , Arya this combination must be stopped immediately . This remedy is a very old one for weight loss but what we do not know is that this combination has been observed to leach out calcium from our bones. This causes slow and gradual thinning and weakening of our bones.

Q4: I am a diabetic , can I have carrots?                                       RAGHU ARORA

Ans: Yes , Raghu you can eat carrots as salad and cooked vegetable but you have to make sure you cut or slice carrot and not grate it. Carrot juice or soup although are not recommended for you as they will increase your sugar levels.

Q5. I use olive oil for cooking , which other oil do you recommend for heart patients?  

                                                                                                                   ASHIMA GOEL

Ans: Ashima you can use any cooking oil for cooking the meals of a heart patient. But you must keep rotating oil on monthly basis so that the oils cam mutually supplement each other .

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