Better Health Facts

Green tea has recently emerged as a healthy alternative of normal tea. Even some doctors have started prescribing green tea. A number of people are …

While researching on this topic we came across a number of article claiming merit and demerits of soybean chunks. Some claim it as a good source of …

Obesity is the latest epidemic and threatening US population with side effects like heart diseases and diabetes. People take it as a lifestyle disea…

What is Mineral Oil ? Mineral oil (also known as White Oil ) is a liquid byproduct of refining crude oil which is used to make gasoline and some …

Half a century ago soy, safflower and linseed oils were used to make paint and varnishes, but then chemists discovered technique to make it from pet…

Banana Flower , also known as Banana Blossom or Banana Heart , is highly nutritious and often eaten as a vegetable and salad in some Asian countries. It is a maroon or purplish flower, that hangs a…

Are you fed up of sacrificing your favorite dishes, just because they contain fat. Now the time has come to debunk the low-fat diet myth and let you eat your favorite butter and cheese. Harvard Sc…

"Controlling the Fire" is one of the most important discoveries that evolved us to be Homo sapiens, the latest and best species on earth. …

Human Diet has changed a lot during past few million years and some major changes were made just few thousand years ago after evolution of agricultu…

Most of us stop worrying about purity of water after installing a RO water purifier, which is an essential part of modern kitchens. The truth is t…

When we talk about poison, we take it as a organic or inorganic compound that can kill us within a certain time. Here we are comparing low TDS water with slow poison. Some of you might not be aware …

I have met a number of people who have their own beliefs about eating after a workout session, but none have of them any scientific explanation. Som…

Vitamin A is an important nutrient for our eyes and normal body growth of children. But excess amount of Vitamin A can be fatal as well. However it occurs very rare and only due to our own ignorance…

Most of us are aware of basic nutrients that a human need to survive such as protein, vitamin, minerals, fat and sugar. But most of us don't kno…

Such a question might have raised in your mind some day. Every engine have an efficiency rate. There is no engine with a 100% efficiency rate. Then …

There is an assumption by some food experts that some foods consume more calories in their digestion than what they provide to our body. This assu…

This calculator will calculate the calories needed per day to live a healthy life. It calculates your caloric demand on the basis of your gender, …

What is Glycemic Index ? Glycemic Index is a number that shows effect of a food item in rising the blood glucose level. In short Glycemic Index is known as GI. A GI value of 100 is given to pure …

From past few years people have started to move away from Sugar and that place is being captured by Honey. We were told that Honey is Natural while Sugar is prepared after a chemical process. This f…

Both Omega 6 and Omega 3 belong to the group of PUFA (Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids). These fatty acids are necessary for good health of a human being. But Omega 6 and Omega 3 have some different p…