Facts and Myths

Samosas will take you places!

Fun-facts and Myths

Mumbai to Valsad: Samosas will take you places.Indians and their love for piping hot samosas is eternal, Indians bought enough samosas in 2022, 19.38 lakhs to be precise, that could easily cover a distance of 197 kilometers – the distance between Mumbai and Valsad, if put together.

Popcorn and Cinema – a cosmic love story, quite literally!

Fun-facts and Myths

Popcorn is the first snack that pops up in every mind when thinking of watching a movie.The moviegoers’ love for the corn shot through space. To put things in perspective, if all the popcorn tubs sold in 2022 are placed atop each other, the stack would reach outer space, 1032 kilometers to be precise. A whopping 863 Metric tonnes of Popcorn was consumed by Indian movie-goers in 2022.

Coke opened happiness!

Fun-facts and Myths

The audience through fountain dispensers as well as cans consumed 38.15 Lakh liters of Coke. The quantity is enough to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool 1.5 times. Interestingly, with 343740 liters, the city of art, culture and cuisine, Kolkata consumed more Coke than any other metro city in 2022.

Raw eggs are better than boiled eggs?

Fun-facts and Myths

No, the protein absorption rate with raw eggs is 53% while with boiled eggs it is 91%. Also raw eggs may contain some pathogenic bacterias like salmonella which may cause food poisoning.

Sweating leads to weight loss?

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Sweating is a body’s natural way to regulate the body’s temperature, it does this by releasing water and salt which evaporates to help cool you. Sweating doesn’t burn calories, sweating will cause loss of water weight, which is a temporary loss as one can rehydrate by drinking water or eating. There is also a myth that sweating is the fat crying which is a very popular saying, as false as it is, it is also misleading to a great extent as ‘weight loss enthusiasts’ have indulged into the use of steam baths, sauna belts for sweating and the belief that it helps in weight loss.

Do you think skipping meals is a good way of losing weight?

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People usually think this is a good way of losing weight but it is actually a toxic way of losing weight, as our bodies will find a way to make up for perceived deprivation

Processed food is cheap?

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No, Yes cheap in quality definitely! Nutrient density=Nutrients value/energy content Cost/calorie of processed food is less than that of fresh home cooked food.Because of empty calories added to it to increase its caloric content which reduces its cost, cost/nutrient density of the food is lower in fresh food. If we look at the cost of food/nutrient density,buying fewer calorie food with much higher nutrient density is the best choice.

Where does fat go when you lose weight?

Fun-facts and Myths

During the fat-burning process, the body converts fat into usable energy, which causes fat cells to shrink in size.8 The stored fatty acids are broken down, which releases energy and converts them into carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). This metabolic energy conversion also generates heat, which helps to control the body's temperature.When fat leaves the body, 84% is exhaled as CO2 and the remaining 16% is excreted as water. So most of the fat we burn is literally released into the air

Do you think Malnutrition refers to a person whose body is devoid of something?

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No-Malnourishment is a very broad term that encompasses both Undernourishment and Overnourishment.A person is said to be malnourished if he/she is either undernourished or overnourished. That means Undernourished like Anaemic, stunting and overnourished-obesity

Chocolate is a greater mood enhancer than apple?

Fun-facts and Myths

No,When it comes to eating, individuals typically assume that chocolate is a greater mood enhancer than apples because of the irrational “unhealthy = tasty” link.According to one of the studies examining the efficacy of comfort food in enhancing mood,Consuming "unhealthy" comfort food had a mood-boosting impact following a negative mood induction, but not more so than non-comfort or neutral food. Therefore, despite the fact that people may think that eating "unhealthy" snacks like chocolate or ice cream brings more pleasure and psychological benefits, eating "unhealthy" foods may not be more psychologically advantageous than eating other foods

Why do we eat more when we feel cold?

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Like the chilly air in movie theaters. Cold makes us want to eat more, particularly when we start to shiver. Shivering uses up valuable energy stores, which causes the brain to send out signals in search of more calories.

Do you know how to interpret the basics of Food labels?

Fun-facts and Myths

81 percent of grocery store shoppers in two major metropolitan cities in India who bought prepackaged food only looked at the manufacturer and expiry dates on the food labels. They said that they found the information too technical to understand or that they lacked the knowledge.

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