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Welcome to nutrition facts in the food

Why do we really need to understand the nutrition facts in the food we eat?

Today millions of people around the world puzzled to understand the right nutrition for them. Even though there is abundance of cheap, healthy food items available around us, somehow the link between good food and health has been missing. Partly this is because of the lack of clear information regarding what to eat? and how much to eat?

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Have you ever wondered how quite a number of Okinawa Island people able to live more than 100 years of disease free life? But it is the fact! The secret of their highest life expectancy is because of their incredible knowledge of nutritional facts in the food they eat. People from this Japanese island eat nutrient rich, low calorie diet (a diet averaging not more than 1 cal/g) that is composed of low fat, low sugar, small quantity of fish but lots of green/orange/yellow (GOY) vegetables and fruits.

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Vegetables


Nuts


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Spices

Research studies have shown that the kind of food we consume at early stages of life sets in the metabolism pace of our body for the rest of our life. Therefore the benefits of eating right at early years will be greater and long lasting.

Nutrition, health and wellness are intricately inter linked. Aberrations in our nutrition tend to significantly influence our health and well-being. Gradually, but unfortunately, our eating habits have changed in a significant way from their usual, natural pattern. Each passing day, various hazardous agents enter our body through our diet.

Modern food industry uses many preservatives, artificial colorants, additives and chemicals in order to enhance the appearance, flavor and shelf life of food we eat. However, these compounds ultimately end up accumulating in our body; but only to show their deleterious effects in the form of diseases, cancers, genetic malformations in the offspring... etc.

It is, therefore, important to understand the nutritional requirements of our body.  All of us are curious to find out what is a well balanced diet in order to stay healthy and to lead productive life.  Certain level of knowledge about the food science is necessary regarding food items' nutrition value, their anti-oxidant strength, storage quality, processing methods and consumption. Every effort should be made to have all the nutrients in right quantities, proportion, hygienic and free from harmful germs and chemicals.

Feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions or if you would like to share nutrition facts information on this site.

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