“Tea is the most common consumeddrink in the world after water with a per capita worldwide consumption of around0.12 litre per year”Black, oolong, green and white tea are all an agricultural product from the leaves of Camellia sinesis. The differences in colour and taste are related to processing methods. Tea has been consumed over centuries around the world and has ...
From 1940’s onwards goiter had been identified as a common problem in Sri Lanka. There was a goiter belt across Western, Sabaragamuva, Central, Southern and Uva provinces. During this period Goiter prevalence was 40% and different actions had been taken to reduce the goiter occurrence. In spite of these actions, in 1986 goiter prevalence was at a higher level ...
Until recently, manioc (cassava) has been in the lime light as a food with anti-cancerous properties due to the availability of ‘vitamin B17’.We inquired about this from the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters, Geneva. The WHO Joint Secretary to JECFA and JMPR replied that the Joint FAO/WHO expert committee on Food Additives (JECFA) had recently assessed the toxic nature of ...
As you know,Fat and lipids are composed of two major types of Fatty acids: saturated and unsaturated fatty acid. Trans fatty acids (TFA) is a part of unsaturated fatty acid group. TFA is a major health risk and has been known to cause heart attacks, increase LDL ,decrease HDL cholesterol (see our article on PUFA) and has carcinogenic effects too.Generally, ...
Preparation of ARF in the MRI laboratoryDuring complementary feeding (after 6 months of age), traditionally; the first food introduced to a child is porridge. This is usually prepared from a cereal or cereal flour such as mung, cowpea or ulundu. These porridges tend to have a high viscosity and a low energy content, which ...
MSG(Mono Sodium Glutamate) is a very commonly used food additive in Sri Lanka as well as around the whole world. Many food items including Burgers, Sauces, commercially produced soup peparations, soup cubes, instant noodles contain added MSG. Adding MSG(in the form of "Ajinomoto"- which means "making food tastier" in Japanese) and stock powder is becoming a routine practice among urban ...
courtesy-imprintmag.orgMedical teachers usually refrain from teaching dietetics to medical students. As a result, doctors seldom prescribe full dietetic instructions. For example, instructions are commonly given to a patient to ‘avoid sour and spiced foods’ without specifying the forbidden items. Where facilities are available, dietetic prescriptions are prepared by a dietician. Unfortunately, dietetics fac
What are the food groups?Source: www.livestrong.comThere are six food groups. They provide energy and nutrients for you to be healthy.As different groups give you different nutrients, you need food from each group.The food groups are: · Cereals and yams,· Fruits, · Vegetables,· Milk or milk products,· Fish, pulses, meat and eggs,· Nuts and oil seeds.In ...
