Dr R K Sanghavi

   # RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (II) THE CONTROVERSIAL ROLE OF CARBS 1st January 2024 THE DISADVANTAGEOUS VEGETARIAN CARBS LINKED TO DIABETES Dear Reader, There are a total of 7 nutrients that one gets from food: Proteins Carbohydrates (Carbs) Lipids (commonly referred to as fats) Vitamins Minerals Water The energy providers are three amongst these and include proteins, carbohydrates and lipids which are termed as macronutrients. One gets zero calories from vitamins, minerals and water. The 3 macronutrients could be referred to as: Good - Proteins Bad - Fats UGLY - Carbs There has been an increasing recent focus on demerits of carbs and much discussion and awareness has already been spread. It is imperative to have a precise scientific explanation on the controversial role of carbs for humans to enable one to take a well-informed decision.  CLASSIFICATION OF CARBS There are 4 main classes of carbs: Monosaccharides: Single carb molecules like glucose, fructose and galactose are mon

  # RKS: VEGETARIANS & VEGANS (I) THE BOAST OR ROAST?  1st December 2023 THE CULINARY DIVIDE UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENTIFIC IMPLICATIONS OF FOOD HABITS Dear Reader, The recorded history of vegetarian nutrition started in the sixth century BCE (before Christ era) by followers of the Orphic mysteries. Orphism was a mystery cult associated with the mythical poet Orpheus and the various poems and songs attributed to him. Practicing a reformed version of an earlier Dionysian religion, Orphics worshiped the gods Dionysus and Persephone, both of whom were believed to have travelled to the underworld and returned.  The Greek philosopher Pythagoras (580 BCE) is considered the father of ethical vegetarianism. In India, the advocacy of a regular fleshless diet began about the middle of the 1st millennium (10th to the 1st century) BCE. Veganism, a term coined in 1944, is an extreme form of vegetarianism. VEGETARIANS DO NOT EAT ANIMALS AND BIRDS BUT VEGANS DO NOT EVEN CONSUME ANY PRODUCT FROM ANI