White and Brown Fat

White and Brown Fat

Fat Tissue  Probably the most important nutritional problem in today’s society is obesity. Now, what is obesity? Essentially obesity is having too much fat in your body.  Now, what is body fat? Body fat is composed of adipocytes or fat cells stored in...
All You Need to Know About Lipids!

All You Need to Know About Lipids!

Intro to Lipids Image Source: microbenotes.com Do you know that fats/lipids are the same? Lipids are just a more fancy word. And we eat and also store fat. But what is fat really, how is it processed, and what’s the difference between saturated and unsaturated...
Carbohydrates ~ What are they?

Carbohydrates ~ What are they?

Now, what are carbohydrates? Is sugar a carbohydrate? Yep. What about starch? Well, starch is also part of the carbohydrates. Fibre? Fibre is also part of the carbohydrates, but a special kind, as we’ll see. We’ll start by looking at the chemistry of...
Living in a Joint Family

Living in a Joint Family

From the days of yore, the joint family system is coming through the ages. All older people and their children (more than one generation) live together. For the respect of elders, everyone accepts their decisions and shows dignity to them. On top of that, everyone is...