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Eat smart this Diwali!

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By: Shimpli Patil The festive season has begun and the excitement sees no bounds. After having loads of fun during Navratri it’s now the festival of lights- Diwali. With Diwali comes outings, guests visit, dinner parties, etc. all of which are inevitable. More often than not we end up indulging in sweets and other sinful foods and then feel guilty for all the wrong eating, which then makes us look for some easy and quick ways to shed off those extra kilos that we gained during the festive season. But,…

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Browned toast and potatoes are ‘potential cancer risk’, say food scientists

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Experts say bread should be cooked to a golden yellow colour to reduce our intake of a harmful chemical   Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, government food scientists are warning.   Acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at high temperatures.   The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recommends carefully following cooking instructions and avoiding browning.   However, Cancer Research UK said the…

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Cancer-causing chemical found in bread samples from Delhi

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By – Bindu Shajan Perappadan   CSE tested some of the bread sold in Delhi and found residues of Potassium Bromate and Iodate in commonly consumed varieties. Your daily bread could contain cancer-causing chemicals, including Potassium Bromate and Potassium Iodate, substances that are banned in many countries, but not in India due to slack food regulations, warns a new report released by the Centre for Science and Environment. CSE’s new study tested some of the bread sold in Delhi and found residues of Potassium Bromate and Iodate in commonly consumed…

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