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Food companies and their misleading labels

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Food is for nutrition and to provide the body with energy and vital nutrients. Names of foods help us to know what the likely ingredients might be in it. But often, we notice that food names are misleading. They can fool a person into buying only to realize that it did not meet their expectations and imagination. For instance, take the example of samosa. An ideal samosa is refined wheat flour (maida) wrap with mashed potatoes and boiled peas inside. And when we say paneer samosa (cottage cheese stuffed fried dumplings), the picture that comes to our mind is of a wrap of refined wheat flour dough with paneer inside. But to your disappointment, you will find that these samosas are nothing but the normal samosas with mashed potatoes with or without boiled peas and just 1 small piece of cottage cheese at one corner!!! If we talk about rusks, most of these are made of refined wheat flour or maida which is not healthy. Maida is stripped of all the vital nutrients such as fiber, vitamins,

Men's health suffers the most following divorce, study reveals

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 We know that a number of factors can affect health. This includes divorce but the impact of it is more on the husband's health than that of the wife. A woman is less dependent on a man but the reverse is true. A man is more dependent on a woman and hence post-divorce, his health suffers more.  Divorce and its immense effect on man's health Men health is closely linked to a married life unlike a woman. If a man divorces, the ill-effects on his health are enormous. In fact, it is the biggest threat for them. scientists from the University of Copenhagen have shown that if a man lives without a family for over 7 years, his risk of heart attacks, senile dementia and early death rises tremendously.  The study showed that after a divorce, a man has increased levels of interleukin-6 and C- reactive protein in his body. The inflammatory processes increase by 17%. This is due to stress. These harden the arteries, cause blockages in them leading to heart attacks and strokes. Tumors devel

What is Galentine's day? Know it's origin, meaning, and modes of celebration

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 Galentine's day! No it is not a spelling mistake. There is indeed a day called Galentine's day that falls on 13 February every year. It is meant for love between two female friends. Read on to know about its origin and meaning and what to do on that day!!! Galentine's day and its origin Many people are still ignorant about what is Galentine's day. It is a celebration of love between two female friends or female relatives. So it is day for girly friendship. Why should only romantic love be celebrated? All kinds of love need appreciation and celebration. Hence it is Galentine's day for all girls and women. It originates from the fusion of two words: gals and Valentine's day. So it becomes Galentine's day.  It falls on 13th February every year one day before Valentine's day. So that there is no mixture or confusion between celebration of romantic love and love of female friends or relatives. It originated from the Parks and Recreation's main fictional