Nutrition@stanns college

OBESITY. The most distressing factor of today's time What is OBESITY? A disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems Obesity is a term that means you weigh at least 20% more than what is considered a normal weight for your height. It makes you more likely to have conditions including: Heart disease and stroke High blood pressure Diabetes Some cancers Gallbladder disease and gallstones Osteoarthritis Gout Breathing problems, such as sleep apnea (when a person stops breathing for short episodes during sleep) and asthma Not everyone who is obese has all of those problems. The risk rises if you have a family history of one of those conditions. Also, where your weight is may matter. If it's mostly around your stomach (the "apple" shape), that may be riskier than if you have a "pear&qu

For good health we must have good food. By good food we mean nutritionally balanced, wholesome and safe food. A dulterated food  is impure, unsafe, or unwholesome  food . What is adulteration? Adulteration can be defined as the addition/subtraction/substitution or abstraction of substances which adversely affect the quality of food products.  Prevention of food adulteration act,1954 To check the growing  tendency of adulteration, Government of India had introduced “Prevention of Food Adulteration act” in 1954.FSSAI – In 2006 the food safety and standard authority of India has been established under food safety and standard act 2006  which consolidates various acts and food related issues in various ministries and departments. Common adulterants present in food: Turmeric, dals and pulses: Adulte r ant: metanil yellow and kesari dal Health hazard: lathyrism, cancer, anemia, degeneration of reproductive organs

What are carbohydrates? Carbohydrates are an ideal source of energy to the body. They play a critical role in the proper functioning of the immune system, fertilization, blood clotting and human development. How food is converted to fuel in our body? The food in our body is digested by mixing it with acids and enzymes in the stomach.   The digested carbohydrates in our stomach is broken to another type of sugar called “glucose”.  The stomach and small intestines absorb the glucose and then release it into the blood stream. Once the glucose makes it to the blood stream, it is immediately used for energy or stored in our bodies, to be used later. The role of insulin in our body:- Insulin is a hormone secreted by beta cells in the pancreas and it helps to store glucose for energy. Without insulin, the glucose stays in the bloodstream therefore increasing the blood sugar levels. Rich sources of carbohydrates- The healthiest sources of carbohydr