Food Truth vs Food Marketing
Evidence-based myth-busters on ghee and heart disease, jaggery vs sugar, brown rice, soaked almonds, superfoods, and milk for adults.
Knowledge Articles
Myth: Brown Rice is Always Healthier Than White Rice
Brown rice has more fibre and lower GI — a real advantage. Adding millets takes nutrition even further.
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Myth: Jaggery Has No Advantage Over White Sugar
Jaggery has real iron, minerals, and zero processing chemicals. The honest case for India's traditional sweetener.
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Myth: Adults Should Not Drink Milk
Lactose intolerance ≠ milk allergy. A2 milk is well-tolerated by most Indian adults.
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Myth: Superfoods Will Transform Your Health
No single food is magic. Amla, moringa, ragi, horse gram — India already has the world's best superfoods.
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Myth: Ghee Causes Heart Disease
India's traditional cooking fat — with butyric acid, vitamins A D E K2, and 250°C smoke point — fully vindicated.
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Myth: Soaked Almonds Are Much Better Than Raw
Soaking improves digestibility but the nutrition is the same either way. Daily almonds are what matters.
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Myth: Egg Yolk Causes Heart Disease — Eat Whites Only
The yolk holds 90% of the egg's nutrition. Dietary cholesterol has minimal impact on blood cholesterol for most people.
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Myth: A Glass of Fruit Juice Counts as Eating a Fruit
Juice removes fibre, concentrates sugar, and spikes blood glucose. 200ml of juice has the sugar of 5 fruits with zero fibre.
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Myth: Low-Fat Food Is Always Healthier Than Full-Fat
Low-fat products replace fat with sugar and thickeners. Full-fat dairy has vitamins that cannot be absorbed without fat.
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Myth: Cooking Vegetables Destroys All Their Nutrients
Cooking increases lycopene in tomatoes by 48% and makes beta-carotene and curcumin significantly more bioavailable.
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Myth: You Need Protein Supplements to Build Muscle
Dal-chawal, paneer, curd, and eggs meet most Indians' protein needs. Whole food protein is as effective as powder for most people.
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