Diet

Japan's Parliament to convene extraordinary session next week: Report

Japan's Diet, the country's Parliament, will convene an extraordinary session next week, lawmakers have confirmed

Rain check: How to stay healthy and safe in monsoon season

Change your lifestyle and invest in these accessories to shield your skin and digestive system

Navjot Sidhu assigned role of clerk in Patiala jail, gets a special diet

The 58-year-old cricketer-turned-politician will perform the job from his barrack only because of security reasons, a jail official said

Can the pandemic nudge us to change our habits and make our lives better?

Preposterous though it may sound, months of staying at home 24x7 has offered an opportunity to change lifestyles for the better.

Amid nationwide lockdown, what can keep children healthy at home?

Staying cooped up indoors can be stressful for children. It's one of the reasons they look for a virtual escape

People eating big breakfast may burn twice as many calories: Study

Eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity and high blood sugar, according to study which may lead to better clinical dietary recommendations to reduce body weight and prevent metabolic diseases. The study, published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, assessed 16 men who consumed a low-calorie breakfast and high-calorie dinner -- and vice versa in a second round -- over the course of three days. "Our results show that a meal eaten for breakfast, regardless of the amount of calories it contains, creates twice as high diet-induced thermogenesis as the same meal consumed for dinner," said the study's corresponding author, Juliane Richter from the University of Lubeck in Germany. "This finding is significant for all people as it underlines the value of eating enough at breakfast," Richter said. According to the researchers, the human body expends energy when it digests food for the absorption, digestion, transport, and storage of ...

Certain foods may help postmenopausal women sleep better

Foods such as vegetables, nuts and whole grain breads help reduce the risk of insomnia

Intermittent fasting may provide health benefits: Study

Since many people around the world eat three meals plus snacks each day, they may not experience the switch, or the suggested benefits, say experts

Changing food habits & yo-yo dieting

Even if our weight yo-yos, our overall health will keep getting better

Diets with more fibre and yogurt tied to lower risk of lung cancer

Compared to people who never ate yogurt, those who consumed the most yogurt were 19 per cent less likely to develop lung cancer, the analysis found

Developing nations should increase carbon footprint to tackle hunger: Study

The study also found that a food's country of origin can have huge consequences for its climate impact

Get protein from plants, not animals, to prolong your life: Study

Substituting plant protein for red or processed meat was associated with lower mortality

A break from chicken

My son and his wife are now spending a holiday in pursuit of chicken in Istanbul

Focus on variety can lead to eating more unhealthy foods. Here's why

Diet diversity could lead to weight gain and obesity, the AHA Behavioural Change for Improving Health Factors Committee writes in the journal Circulation

Fit & Proper: Balancing Diwali's sweetness overload

While we may pledge to go easy on sweets during festive season, many of us make dietary errors that can take a toll on health. Here are some tips on what to avoid

Dietary restriction increases lifespan

Turning off autophagy in the intestine made the slow-eating, long-lived worms move around less

Zinc deficiency in diet may lead to grave consequences

Minimal zinc deficiency impairs digestion, albeit without any typical symptoms such as skin problems or fatigue

Fiber-rich diet can help you 'age healthily'

Those with highest intake of fiber had 80% greater likelihood of living a long, healthy life over a 10-year follow-up