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Nutritional information and health benefits of Indian
food
In general, Indian cuisine is not only tasty but also very healthy.
Many Indian are vegetarians and they eat vegetables, fruits, whole grains,
milk and plant-based proteins. These foods contain essential micro-nutrients
and vitamins that produce antioxidants which are good for heart, blood
pressure and diabetes.
Even nowadays when
most Indian cuisine lovers can afford meat, each kind of meat can taste
completely different when different spices are added. Herbs and spices make simple vegetarian dishes flavorsome and really
exciting. The
meat is either cooked in a wok or in a special tandoori oven – therefore
it’s not fatty, neither overcooked. It’s served along with vegetables and
rice – giving a well-balanced mixture of carbohydrates and proteins.
It is
widely known that Indian cuisine is very healthy and can protect you against
heart problems, strokes and obesity problems.
A daily diet rich in spices may offer protection against cancer and other
illnesses. This may be reason, why Indians suffer lower cases of many
cancers. A chemical called capsaicin, which fives spicy food its kick, holds
they key to the next generation of anti - cancer drugs. Timothy Bates and
other researchers at the University of Nottingham found that capsaicin can
kill cancer cells by directly targeting their energy source, indicating that
people could control or prevent the onset of cancer by eating a diet rich in
capsaicin.
Researchers tested the compound in laboratory on human lung cancer cells. A
similar test on pancreatic cancer - one of the most difficult forms of
cancer to treat - also produced results hailed as highly significant. As
these compounds attack the very heart of the tumor cells.
Importance of milk
Unlike Western populations, the vast majority of Indians are
Lacto-Vegetarians, that is, they drink milk and eat foods of plant origin.
Therefore, milk and milk products like butter, desi ghee, mithais, paneer,
form the major source of animal fats in the Indian diets.
Milk contains all the essential amino acids, the building blocks for normal
growth and development. They also provide energy, vitamin A, S, riboflavin,
and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and potassium.
Detrimental effects of milk deprivation are evident in underprivileged
sections of the society, where children have a high prevalence of protein
energy malnutrition and blindness due to vitamin A deficiency.
The health
benefits of the Indian food depend on the method of cooking. Too much cream,
fat yogurt, ghee or oil will make dish richer in taste and texture, but with
out any nutritional value. These foods prepared with deep frying
onions, ginger, and spices in lot of oil or ghee are higher in fat.
Instead
of deep frying, you can stir-fry or sauté them in very little vegetable oil.
The over-cooked foods lose their nutrition because, in the process, the
vitamins and minerals are leached out. You should leave the cooking of a
vegetable when it is still crisp.
Never
use trans fats, - they are not healthy.
When
you stir-fry, do not overheat the oil.
Do not
chop the vegetables into too small pieces. The vegetable will lose its
nutrients if it has more exposed surfaces to the atmosphere.
Always
chop the vegetables only when you cook them, do not chop and leave them for
a long time.
Do not
wash the vegetables after chopping to preserve their nutrients.
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Health Benefits of Lentils and Legumes
(beans)>> |
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Lentils and legumes, especially
soybeans, are demonstrating impressive health benefits.
Lentils are an excellent source of
cholesterol lowering fiber and they
managing blood sugar disorders preventing blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal.
Diets rich in legumes are being
used to lower cholesterol levels, improve diabetics' blood glucose control,
and reduce the risk of many cancers. Beans are an especially good choice for
individuals with diabetes, insulin resistance
or hypoglycemia...>>
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Ayurveda - Alternative Medicine. Benefits
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According to Ayurvedic
theory, all diseases originate in the gastrointestinal tract, and are
ultimately caused by decreased enzyme activity and poor digestion.
Improperly digested foods are said to form a substance, that blocks the body's digestive and energy channels. Important is
the balance between proper eating habits, nutritional food intake and
regular exercises. Also, daily consumption of Ayurvedic health
supplements improves digestive mechanisms, absorption and assimilation of
food, enhancement of immunity system against common cold and respiratory
infections, increase in memory retention, purification of blood, elimination
of toxins, improvements in complexion and enhancement of protein synthesis
in the body.
According to ayurveda color of food resembles color of chakra....>> |
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Indian Food and KamaSutra>> |
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According to KamaSutra food is not
only for the body but it is also for nourishing the soul.
Across many different cultures
certain foods have emerged with a reputation for being aphrodisiacs. Food
and many other substances primarily affect us with a combination of various
sensuous reactions -- the visual satisfaction of the sight of appetizing
food, the stimulation of their pleasing smells and the tactile
gratification.
Although modern medical science
recognizes a very limited number of aphrodisiacs, now we do know that there
are certain trace elements like zinc that are important for complete health
as well as increase sexual desire. There are many
recipes, based on knowledge
about food containing aphrodisiac proprieties.
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