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Should you be fibremaxxing or upping your protein? Experts give their verdict

Experts argue that both nutrients are essential for your health – here’s how much you really need

The Independent UK · Sep 22

5 Realities of Bariatric Surgery in India That Most Clinics Rarely Explain Upfront

The weight loss is real. The timeline they quote you is not.Most bariatric surgery brochures in India show a patient who has lost 30 to 40 kilograms in six months. What they don't show is that the rate of loss slows sharply after month three, and that the final number…

Times Life · Sep 22

Why Slim Indians Often Carry Dangerous Visceral Fat and Face High Metabolic Risk

The Thin-Fat Indian Is Not a MythIn the late 1990s, Dr. C.S. Yajnik at the KEM Hospital in Pune made an observation that upended how researchers thought about Indian bodies. Indian newborns weighed less than British babies of European descent, yet carried significantly more body fat as a percentage of…

Times Life · Sep 22

What Fermentation Actually Does to Idli Batter, Kanji, and Curd, The Gut Science Explained

Three vessels, one process, but not the same bacteriaIdli batter, kanji, and curd all ferment, but they are not running the same biological programme. Idli batter is a mixed fermentation: Leuconostoc mesenteroides starts the process in the first few hours, producing carbon dioxide that makes the batter rise, then Lactobacillus…

Times Life · Sep 19

Millets Have a Lower Glycemic Index, But Portions and Cooking Methods Still Determine How Healthy They Are

The Glycemic Index Claim Is ConditionalA bowl of jowar roti and a bowl of white rice can produce nearly identical blood sugar spikes if the jowar portion is large enough and the roti is made without adequate fibre from vegetables alongside it. A 2021 meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Nutrition…

Times Life · Sep 19

Does Collagen Actually Work? What to Know Before You Start Taking It

With so much marketing around one ingredient, it's fair to ask: does collagen actually work? Here's what we know about collagen supplements: where the evidence is stronger, where it's still limited, and what to consider before spending money on another supplement.

Fashion Times · Sep 17

Pumpkin Spice Is Back — Which Grocery Products Charge the Biggest Fall Premium?

Stepping through the sliding glass doors of a neighborhood grocery store in late summer reveals a sudden transformation of the center aisles. Shelves previously occupied by standard breakfast cereals and baking staples are abruptly crowded with a sea of orange packaging, announcing the annual return of the pumpkin spice phenomenon.…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Sep 16

Can changing what you eat make your body biologically younger? Scientists studied 104 older adults for 4 weeks and found a surprising clue

A University of Sydney study explored how diet impacts biological aging in older adults. Participants aged sixty-five to seventy-five showed shifts in biological age markers after four weeks. An omnivorous, lower-fat, and higher-carbohydrate diet yielded the strongest evidence. Other dietary changes also indicated younger biological age profiles in participants. These…

The Economic Times · Sep 16

From stronger champagne to bitter lettuce: 10 ways heatwaves are changing our food

LET’S UNPACK THAT: This summer’s extreme heat is souring our greens and possibly raising the arsenic levels of rice, writes Hannah Twiggs, who runs through some other examples of what we can expect to taste amid a changing climate

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Leonardo DiCaprio invested in Beyond Meat in 2017 before its IPO; 2 years later, the plant-based company briefly soared to a $10 billion valuation

Hollywood superstar and Oscars winner Leonardo DiCaprio's 2017 investment in Beyond Meat stands as a memorable chapter in the rise of sustainable investing and the plant-based food revolution. He entered the story before the company's IPO, when Beyond Meat was still building its brand and proving that plant-based protein could…

The Economic Times · Sep 15