The Food Safety and Standards (health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary Use, Food for Special medical Purpose, Functional Food and Novel Food) Regulations, 2016 allows the use of vitamins/ minerals only up to one RDA in health supplements and nutraceuticals. In view of the growing concern towards unsupervised usage of Health supplements and nutraceuticals […]
Daily requirement of dietary fibre and safe intake
Dietary fibre is described as the residue of the edible part of plants and other similar carbohydrates that are neither digested nor absorbed in the small intestine in humans but tend to be completely or partially fermented in the large intestine. Dietary fibres include polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin and associated plant substances. Organic acids (butyric acid) […]
What is the recommended daily allowance of energy/calories for an individual?
The body needs energy to maintain body heat, to carry out metabolic activity, for physical work and for growth. The recommended calorie (energy) allowances are designed to ensure that infants and children have the required energy for proper growth and health and adults are able to maintain proper body weight and health. Energy needs are […]