Nutritionist

For those recovering from stomach flu, nutritionist Karishma Chawla recommends consuming adequate fluids to make up for lost fluid due to diarrhoea and vomiting. Stomach flu is identified with symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Chawla advises consuming low fibre food like rice/moong dal khichdi, eggs and plain soup. She also suggests refraining from 'difficult to digest foods' like fried, spicy, sugary, raw and… read-more

To avoid hunger for longer period while being nutritionally full, nutritionist Shivika Gandhi suggested to pair fruits with good fats and protein. Sharing her advice through Instagram, Shivika recommended adding more substance like consuming apples with walnuts or yogurt to diet, to avoid binging on "trail of chips, biscuits and namkeen" later. These ideas are primarily to increase energy density via high-energy foods which in turn would curb… read-more

Nutritionist Munmun Ganeriwala advises to include radish in winter-diet for its numerous benefits, including properties to cure cough and cold. Munmun says, adding radish in everyday diet enhances skin glow along with boosting immunity. Loaded with vitamins like A, C, E, B6, and potassium, radish also helps in managing blood pressure, liver function and heart health. The low levels of carbohydrates and glycemic index makes radishes beneficial… read-more

Nutritionist Pooja Makhija emphasizes on consuming fats in both reasonable quantity and quality to avoid unnecessary weight gain. She says consuming the wrong kind and improper amount of fat makes one overweight. According to Makhija, one must consume 20% of her/his daily calorie-intake from fats that come from natural foods, and avoid bad fats (processed, refined and boxed foods). She added considerable fat-consumption is necessary for… read-more

Planning your diet correctly may help you in controlling sugar levels, stated Delhi-based nutritionist Anjali Khanna. Anjali stated that emphasizing whole foods and adding a variety to the plate would lead to decreased sugar consumption. Moreover, she suggested people switch to low-calorie sugar-free sweeteners. The dietician suggested that with zero nutritive value, high levels of sugar intake can result in overweight, obesity, dental issues… read-more