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From street-style kebabs to restaurant steaks cooked “rare”, many people enjoy meat that is pink or just lightly seared. While this may feel flavourful and trendy, it raises an important question: can undercooked meat cause cancer, especially stomach cancer? Food safety experts have long warned about infections from raw or underdone meat, but a growing…
Feeling low might have more to do with your dinner plate than you think. Recent findings from the Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) suggest that a common nutrient found in meat and fish could subtly influence mood and even increase the risk of depression in some people. The key player…
Feeding pets raw food, a popular trend, significantly endangers both animals and humans due to deadly pathogens like Salmonella and E. coli. Despite owners’ good intentions, experts confirm these diets offer no proven health benefits and can cause severe illness. It is safer to opt for properly cooked or commercially processed pet foods to ensure…
How Navratri is different for Bengalis: While most of India gears up for nine days of fasting, sabudana khichdi, and fruit thalis, Bengal marches to the beat of its own drum. Here, Navratri is the prelude to the state’s grandest festival, Durga Puja. Kitchens fill with the aroma of kosha mangsho, hilsa fish, chicken curry,…
Shahid Afridi and Irfan Pathan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The rivalry between former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not new and has made headlines for years. Recently, Pathan revealed details of a heated exchange he had with Afridi during the 2006 tour of Pakistan — an incident that…
For years, red meat and butter have sometimes been blamed as culprits that help bring on heart disease. But increasingly, evidence points to another culprit that can harm cardiovascular health. Most of us are not aware and never would have thought that this, could also be the reason of heart attacks that are increasing by…
