Ever heard of this term? Nothing too complicated…. It the value that tells us how best a protein is absorbed and utilized by the body. So higher the biological value of protein the better the body can absorb, use and retain it as lean muscle mass. Generally animal sources of protein, namely from meat ,poultry,…
Technically speaking,proteins are any of a group of complex organic macromolecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and usually sulfur and are composed of one or more chains of amino acids. But for better understanding we can say that proteins are complex substances that are made up of thousands of smaller substances called amino acids,i.e…
Have you ever had a heavy meal of rice and refined products yet ended up feeling hungry after a couple of hours? It would have been followed by lethargy too. The culprit is the food you ate. After a heavy meal of carbohydrates/refined food products there is a sudden raise in blood glucose followed by…
The first nutrient that is to be demystified is Carbohydrates.I have tried to put it into simple terms and since nutrition is a vast topic,I will just talk about the important and interesting facts and I also plan to give some sample menus at the end of each topic as well..Happy reading…. * Carbohydrates are…
Everyone is talking about nutrition. People are becoming so health conscious that when a group of people meet, at one point or the other, their conversation turns to food and all you can hear is about the foods that are fattening or the food that is helps you slim down,the calories in a food,who advised…
