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Obesity epidemic of India

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Obesity in India is on the rise. It has reached enormous proportions. As I sit and count at airports, the number of women who look obviously overweight and obese, the figures I get is 8 out of 10. And this is around same in children of all sexes and around 6 in 10 men show clearcut overweight and obesity that is obvious even to naked eye. Anthropometric measurements might reveal more of them.  What are the likely causes? I have a theory that starts analysing these cases right from the 2000s or previous century. Junk food eating and sedantry lifestyle had already given an upward push to obesity in last century. And this also gave rise to diabetes mellitus in both men and women. Hence, such mothers also had diabetes in pregnancy. Some who did not have diabetes otherwise had gestational diabetes. From 2000 to 2026 prevalence of gestational diabetes has risen in india. It has even spread to rural areas and recent national data gives a figure of 22.4% which is almost 1 in 4 pregnant mot...
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Why is rice washing essential? How to do it? Benefits of rice water!

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  Rice is the staple food of many regions of the world. But there is a lot of confusion on rice grains washing before cooking. Why it is necessary and how it should be done? Rice washing This is a procedure done in many households where rice is eaten in the form of cooked rice. It is carried out just before the rice is to be cooked and potable water is used for the purpose. People wonder why this is necessary and especially this thought comes to the mind when there is a scarcity of water. People wonder what would happen if the rice is not washed before cooking and instead directly cooked. Rice washing is necessary [Source: Taste] The reasons for washing There are multiple reasons that mandate rice washing with potable water prior to cooking. One of the reasons is to remove dirt and impurities that might have been missed during the initial process of picking up the visible particles in the rice such as small stones, husk, some small insects etc. Besides, cleaning also rem...
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