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In a multi-cultural country such as India, food is considered sacred and wasting away even a single morsel is adjudged irreverence. “Clean your plate before you get up” has been a practice that has been ingrained from our childhood to make sure we get adequate nourishment during our growing years and more importantly, to ensure that no food gets wasted. While our parents had our best interests on their mind, growing up, it can give way to unhealthy eating habits, disruption of body’s hunger-fullness mechanism, paving the way to weight gain and obesity-related diseases. It also does not ...

Aren’t you excited that the avenues to travel – for business, with friends and family, and even solo backpacking have finally opened up! But those of you who are on a weight loss diet, the imminent fear of obesophobia (fear of gaining weight) while on a vacation can throw cold water on all the excitement and plans. The scenario with regards to food while on a vacation is different from when you are at home because you have no control over cooking or the ingredients involved. We often let our guards down and give into temptations and cravings while holidaying and most people find it challe...

Mindful eating and portion control are two factors that can put you into calorie deficit and lead eventually to weight loss. On the contrary, mindless eating is the uninhibited tendency to eat without acknowledging the signals from the satiety hormone “leptin.” Mindless eating leads to building up of calories and makes you unaware of the kind of food you choose to eat, the quantity you are consuming, leading to bingeing and overeating. Since we have learned about the importance of mindful eating in a previous post, we have listed out tips to stop mindless eating that would help you to los...