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Jackfruit - Nutritive value, Health Benefits, and Facts

Jackfruit is a tropical fruit that is native to India's western coast and it has increased in popularity in recent years in other countries also. Among all other fruits in the world, it is the largest tree fruit. Jackfruits can be eaten in two forms that are ripe and unripe. Ripe form taste's very sweet (ripe form can be eaten as it is) and unripe form gives the texture of chicken (unripe form needs to be cooked before eating). Many people also call it a vegetarian chicken. Also, the seeds can be eaten after cooking. In total, they are very much nutritious and contain many health-promoting nutrients which have lots of health benefits. So, this blog will discuss the nutritive value and different health benefits of jackfruits and some interesting facts about them. Nutritive value (Jackfruit, raw. Portion - 100 gram): Energy - 95 kcal Protein - 1.72 g Total lipid (fat) -0.64 g Carbohydrate, by difference - 23.25 g Fiber, total dietary - 1.5 g Sugars, total including ...

Foods That Can Help Manage Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic disorder which is distinguished by intrusive thoughts, ideas, images or impulses (obsessions) and recurrent behaviours or mental rituals called compulsions. Treating OCD most often tends to include cognitive behavioural therapy and medications; more precisely, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The early evidence has revealed that diet too has some part to play in obsessive-compulsive disorder, a possible treatment that patients can try out in addition to using medication for the disorder. In this blog, we will discuss foods and nutrients which can help in reducing OCD symptoms with evidential facts and real-life examples. We will also preview how these foods affect OCD such as about obsessions and compulsions, using references to the brain and the body. The Role of Nutrition in OCD Management In this connection, proper nutrition is not only important for brain function but also to regulate different types of neu...

Beta oxidation, Beta oxidation pathway and its regulation

Fatty acid oxidation, it also called beta-oxidation of fatty acids. The fatty acids are the major energy source that gives approximately 9 kilocalories per gram of fat intake and the fatty acids in the body are mostly oxidized by beta-oxidation. Beta oxidation may be defined as the oxidation of fatty acids on the beta carbon atom of the fatty acid chain. Sources Dietary lipids - Long-chain fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins are carried to liver cells in bound form with albumin and the body triglycerides, which are used for energy production. Site of fatty acid oxidation It occurs in the mitochondria of all types of cells like - liver, heart, adipose tissue, kidney, lungs, skeletal muscles, and only to some extent in the brain because the brain is the chief source of medium-chain as well as short-chain fatty acid oxidation. What are long-chain fatty acids? Long-chain fatty acids are straight-chain fatty acids that contain twelve or more carbon atoms. Long-chain fatty ...

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