by Ching M. Alano
Okay, oil right, we received some e-mails as a rejoinder to Dr. Jun Respicio’s absorbing piece on canola oil, where he separated fat, er, fact from fiction and dwelt on the good, the bad, and the oily. For instance, one anxious reader wanted to know what oil we use for cooking before [...]
Ever since its discovery, sugar has been loved by people all over the world. It is like a special ingredient that adds magic to food. Every year, sugar consumption increases due to the rising demand for this commodity.
There is an environmental predisposition to sweet taste because sugar is one of the cheapest ingredients in food, [...]
by Ching M. Alano
With a hint of panic in his voice, a concerned reader called to ask how safe canola oil is because there’s been a spate of e-mails going around about it, and his family has been cooking with this kind of oil for so long now. Okay, oil right, nutritionist Dr. Angel Respicio [...]
by Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan
With the surge of all sorts of food supplements and snacks to boost our energy, I remain loyal to natural sources of energy. Every morning upon waking up, I take at least three to four glasses or water to cleanse my system. Then, right before jogging, I eat a banana, which tides me [...]
Believe it or not, this type of sugar is “ant-free.” Not only that – it is a good sweetener for diabetics.
It is also suited for those who are meticulously managing their weights. Moreover, it gives slower increase in blood sugar response when consumed because of the fructose content.
Now dubbed as “health food,” coconut sap sugar [...]
by Willie T. Ong, MD
Afew years ago, I dined in a famous Chinese fast-food chain. I ordered their bola-bola congee and the next day, I got this terrible bleeding in my stools. I was down for days and laboratory tests found salmonella in my stomach. I had to take the terribly-tasting Metronidazole tablet for 10 [...]
by Ching M. Alano
At the First World Congress of Public Health Nutrition held last year, according to Food Facts Asia, the experts asked some very absorbing — and disturbing — questions, such as: Do consumers know how much they should eat? Do they read the nutrition information on food labels, do they understand what it [...]
Not all people are fully enlightened about cholesterol. That’s why it’s important to know what it is, how it affects our health and how we can manage it effectively. There are actually two types of cholesterol: High density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol.
According to the American Heart [...]
by Ching M. Alano
Only recently, a vegan couple in the US was convicted of starving to death their six-week-old baby, who only weighed three-and-a-half pounds. There were a couple of other cases of vegan parents in New York and Florida causing the death of their infants by feeding them only soy milk in keeping with [...]
by Nona D. Andaya-Castillo, IBCLC
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development, and health and should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods using indigenous foods while breastfeeding should continue for up to two years or beyond.
What [...]