FOOD ALLERGIES

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

Almost 1/3 people claim to have a food allergy. But the fact is that only about 2-8% children and 1-2% of adults have clinically proven allergic reactions to food. The reason for this vast difference ...

What goes Behind Weight Loss?

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Thu, 23 Jun 2011

In spite of the weight loss industry growing by leaps and bounds obesity is still on the rise. People are trying out everything possible starting from the GM diet to the Cabbage Soup Diet, but nothing...

Can I Add Salt to Baby Food?

Posted by Dr.Trupti on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Salt should not be added to a baby's food until she is 1-year old as this may damage her kidneys. A baby requires less than 1gm salt which is easily obtained from breast milk and/or formula milk. A ba...

Food Allergies

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Mon, 23 Apr 2012

Food allergies are on the rise. But sometimes people mix up food allergies with food intolerance. Food allergies affect the body’s immune system where as food intolerance means when you cannot absorb ...