Surveys of diets in Western and Asian countries revealed that protein intake during breakfast is usually low... Read More

Egg consumption has been a controversial topic in regards to its health benefits and risks. .. Read More

Food processing changes a food from its original natural state. Processed foods are made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other food additives... Read More

Most food packaging have the ‘best before’, ‘use by’ or 'sell by’ date printed on it to inform the consumers of the condition of the food. Have you wondered about their differences?  .. Read More

Water is essential for life on Earth. So far so that it becomes the symbol of life when NASA searches for life in the universe. .. Read More

Sodium is present naturally in most foods. It can also be added to food as salt or food additives.. Read More

Carbohydrate is an essential nutrient required in substantial amounts from the diet because it is the primary energy source... Read More

Figuring out the best food to eat when you have diabetes can be difficult because your main goal should be controlling blood sugar and your body weight. .. Read More

Cholesterol is a type of fat that moves throughout the human body in our blood. It is not adherently bad as our body requires cholesterol to make cells, vitamins, and hormones... Read More

All foods contain a mixture of fats: saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and trans fats. Only foods originating from animals contain cholesterol. .. Read More

Protein is an essential component of our diet. Dietary proteins supply our body with amino acids. Amino acids are known as the building blocks of life.   Posted on 27 Aug, 2021.. Read More

Human bodies can metabolize only unsaturated fats with cis double bond(s). Trans fats contain trans double bonds and cannot be metabolized by the human body... Read More

Polyunsaturated fats are fats with two or more double bonds. There are two main families of polyunsaturated fat: omega-3 and omega-6... Read More

Fats and oils in food are a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fats. We have previously covered saturated fats. Unsaturated fats or so-called the good fats are those with one or more double bonds. .. Read More