HYDERABAD: After a 13-year hiatus, city-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has revised its ‘Dietary Guidelines for Indians’, considering new scientific findings, lifestyle changes, diseases, and food habits. It advised Indians to restrict intake of sugar to 20-25 grams a day (a teaspoon is roughly 5.7g) since it comes from natural carbohydrates, avoid protein supplements…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of Italy‘s 79th anniversary of Liberation Day.In a telephone conversation, PM Modi also thanked Meloni for invite to the G7 Summit, which is scheduled to take place in June this year in Italy’s Puglia. The leaders discussed taking…
CHENNAI: Major Indian jewellery brands continue their expansion in the US despite challenging economic and geopolitical situations. Brands focusing on luxury and premium segments are betting on the rapidly growing market and big-ticket purchases by the wealthy Indian diaspora. Tata Group‘s Tanishq opened three stores in the US – in Houston, Frisco, New Jersey –…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 3 out of 10 people in India, aged between 18 and 54 years, have never got their blood pressure measured.This has been revealed by the ICMR – National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (ICMR-NCDIR) in a study published recently in the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH).According to the ICMR-NCDIR study,…
