Salt is essential for various biochemical processes in the human body.  Salt is also one of the five basic taste sensations, with its taste detected by sodium taste bud cells on the tongue. Apart from white table salt, there are a variety

What’s in a name?  Well, in the case of the eggplant, it depends on where in the world you are.   In British English as well as in German, Dutch, and French it is known as aubergine, while it is known as brinjal

As sugar is added to lots of foods and beverages, many people probably eat and drink more sugar than they may realise.  Reducing sugar intake is a healthy idea, although it is quite a challenge to reduce the intake of sugar, as

Increasing global consciousness about the dangers of too much sugar in the diet has resulted in manufacturers of processed foods trying to hide the sugar content.  A myriad of names that could hardly be associated with sugar, or are innocent sounding, are

Invisible to the eye, sugar is a disaccharide consisting of two molecules in equal amounts, namely glucose, and fructose.  They get separated early in the digestive process and both get absorbed into the bloodstream but are processed quite differently.  While glucose is

Too much sugar in the diet has been referred to as “white death” and on closer inspection it boils down to the two ingredients in sugar.  A single molecule of sugar consists of equal amounts of glucose and fructose, which gets separated

The ever-increasing extent of overweight and obesity is highlighted by the World Health Organization, which found that worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.  In 2016 more than 1,9 billion adults were overweight, of which over 650 million were obese.  Over 39

Mushrooms are not a vegetable as they appear to be, but are a kind of fungus.  Some wild mushrooms can be toxic, but the commercially grown edible ones are quite tasty and come in different shapes, sizes, and colours.  Adding flavour and

Less intense than cocaine and heroin, but nonetheless addictive for some people, sugar activates the same region in the brain that makes you experience a high and feelings of pleasure.  Like using hard drugs, bingeing on sugar blunts the “pleasure” response over

Full of delicious flavour and packed with nutrients, avocados are truly one of nature’s super fruits. In addition, it is a fast food that is cholesterol free and can be enjoyed on its own or to enhance the taste and texture of