Nutrition & Diet

Indian diets are typically high in carbohydrate and low in protein. What the real requirement is, why it rises with age and illness, and how to meet it on a vegetarian diet.

Weight loss advice is dominated by claims that do not survive scrutiny. What the evidence supports about diets, exercise, medication and surgery, and why Indian cut-offs are lower.

B12 deficiency is very common in Indian vegetarians and causes damage that can become permanent. What the symptoms are, why the blood test can mislead, and how to correct it.