Dr R K Sanghavi

   # RKS: SUGAR ENTRAPPED BELIEFS “ADDED SUGAR” RKS / 2026-2027 / Ser 9 / Blog 2 1st May 2026 ALL THAT WARNS ON PACKAGED FOODS IS NOT ENCOMPASSING THE HIDDEN ‘SUGARS’ GLEEFULLY CONSUMED Dear Reader, The packaged food industry has come under a cloud of ill-health and the snacking facilitated has been equated to “junk” food. Food is called "junk" when it is high in calories, fats, sugars, or salt while providing little to no essential nutrients like fiber, vitamins, or minerals. Calories are a result of content of fats and sugars but the latter too, along with salts, are in today’s era have become the bane for Dieticians, housewives, and doctors from healthy lifestyle perspective! The upcoming 6-blogs series discusses the futility of shunning packaged snacky foods just by evaluating added sugar, fat content and salt quantity present.  SUGARS Approximately 66% to 90% of packaged food items in India contain added sugars, with high prevalence in biscuits, snacks, sauces, and e...

  # RKS: MOBILE PHONE EMISSION KNOWING ABOUT SAR RKS / 2026-2027 / Ser 9 / Blog 1 1st April 2026 MOBILE PHONE HAZARDS DEFINED INSTRUMENT + HABITS DICTATED Dear Reader, The mobile phone market is flooded by 10-15 global companies, regional players apart, but the number of brands have declined from over approximately 750 in 2017 to 250 active by 2023. The top 5 brands (Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO) control a vast majority of the market, with "Others" accounting for about 32-33% of shipments. The Indian mobile market is flooded with dozens of active brands, dominated heavily by Chinese manufacturers (Vivo, Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme, iQOO, OnePlus) and South Korea's Samsung, which together control most of the market share. The US $15 billion (bn) (INR 1,50,00 crore) market in India is comprised of around 100 handset brands.  In India, Android holds a 95.26% market share, while iOS trails at 4.44%. The country's wireless (mobile) subscriber base is approximately 1.15 to 1...

  # RKS: CARCINOGENIC MOBILE PHONE? THE MYTH SHATTERED RKS / 2025-2026 / Ser 8 / Blog 6 1st March 2026 THE CELL MISSILES ALL ABOUT ITS RADIATING INTENSITY & POTENTIAL Dear Reader, "Cell phone" and "mobile phone" generally refer to the same portable, wireless device used for communication, with the main difference being regional terminology: "cell phone" is more common in North America, while "mobile phone" (or just "mobile") is more frequent in British English and other regions. Both connect via cellular networks. "Cell phone" is sometimes considered slightly more dated, with "phone" or "mobile" becoming more common. All cell phones are mobile phones, but not all mobile phones are cell phones (e.g., satellite phones). Mobile phones are classified as: FEATURE PHONES: These are the earlier 'dumb phones' which have old basic models with limited features. SMARTPHONES: These are so-called since they ...