Carrots are rich in beta carotene, an orange pigments that our bodies can convert into vitamin A. Vitamin A is essential for good eye health, but eating more than required will not improve eyesight.
Large population based studies constantly shows that those eating vegetarian or vegan tend to be healthier than those eating an non vegetarian diet.they tend to have lower rates of heart disease, cancer, type/2 diabetes and also tend to be leaner. There is an growing consciousness among health proffesionals that we should all aim to adopt more of a plant based diet centered on whole wheat, beans fruit vegetables and nuts/seeds, while limiting animal products and proccessed food.
The research comparing egg whites to whole eggs consantly shows that egg whites are preffered options as their consumption does not raise LDL ( bad cholesterol) levels which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This is because the yolk is where the cholesterol and unhealthy fats, are You will often hear that egg yolks also contain a variety of good nutrients such as vitamin D and a pigment called lutein, but this is quite misleading these nutrients are present i’m yolks in extremely small amounts so cons of eating egg yolks over weigh the pros.
Although low carbs diet lead to rapid, short term weight loss( which is mostly water weight), the research shows that they are no better than other weight loss diet, over the long term and most people following a low carb diet gain the weight back over the time.
Taking a vitamin C supplement is unlikely to prevent a cold. It may however make a cold less severe and may shorten its duration. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient in the human diet, but instead of supplements we should choose vitamin C rich foods such as peppers, citrus fruits, dark leafy greens.
Kavita Chawla, BSC- Health & Nutrition, IHE, DDPHN Nutrition & Health