A man is what he eats’ runs an old adage, but the scientific truth should have been ‘a man will be what he eats’. Food can affect one’s attitude towards life in addition to sustaining it. Consequently, there are so many food fads and myths that need to be set right. Most of our present knowledge on food comes from our ancestors and traditional sources and the science of clinical nutrition is comparatively... 

Smoking is one of the main factors which cause heart attacks. Let me elaborate. The coronary arteries provide the heart’s own blood supply and they carry the fuel and oxygen needed for its efficient working. When these arteries become diseased, especially as a consequence of smoking, their lining becomes thick, thereby reducing the flow of blood, especially when the heart has to work harder when its ‘owner’...