Price Tag: How much for the Low-Fat/Low-Sugar?

By offering the promise of a healthy life and a slimmer silhouette, low-fat products and artificial sweeteners seem to be the answer to all the years of struggling to fit in those jeans. It is believed that the science of nutrition is complex and with thousands of research papers being published daily, it may become…

Let’s talk about SSS…Vegan…baby!

The science of nutrition is always continuously changing. To tell you the truth, this is what I like the most in this field. I am always discovering and learning new terms even though I left university long way back. Nutrition can never be boring. However, one of the drawback of this constant evolution is that…

To Diet or Not to Diet- that is the question!

Every year, Business Insider ranks the best dieting of all times and this ranking is drawn by the steady dedication and expertise of a panel of nutrition and health professionals. 2017 ranked the DASH- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension as the no. 1 diet again. Well, DASH has been winning this title for nearly 7…

Swearing by Bio-foods

Swearing by Bio-foods How would you feel if one day the government orders you to pay 5% more on your local veggies due to additional pesticides in them? Well, that might happen just in the same way the price of cigarettes keeps on rising without a single drop in the percentage of smokers. We are…

Street Food for Thought

Street food for Thought… “Ene bon dipain, dibeurre, gato-pima ek so dité chaud.” (Bread, butter and gateau-piment with a hot cup of tea) are the words uttered out of the mouth of any disciple of the pure Mauritian cuisine. I would definitely tell anyone on this planet that you haven’t grasped the real Mauritian culture…

The Truth I admit: Drinking can be healthy…

The Truth I admit: Drinking can be healthy… You know you are on the spot when the bartender’s eyes are just on you. Well, when you are actually planning to keep fit and drink less, his question “What will you have?” becomes the hardest anyone has ever asked you. Most of the time, you decide…

If Men are from Meat, are Women from Cupcake?

If Men are from Meat, are Women from Cupcake? After grabbing foods a few times with friends and colleagues or going on a date or simply by just sitting at a small corner while observing people in restaurants, it is quite particular to notice the different eating choices and styles of men and women. You must…

1,2,3 Stetch…

1,2,3 Stretch… Being a nutritionist, I feel, most of time, that people keep on judging the way I eat or my body shape. This is absolutely normal and I absolutely don’t feel embarrassed about it. It is part of the job. I do the same when I see a doctor smoking 😛 Well, if ever…