Science And Samosa Blog

Popcorn Lung and Vaping

Now what is ‘Popcorn Lung’

‘Popcorn Lung’- The name sounds interesting. Popcorn Lung is the other name of Bronchitis obliterans, a lung disease. Diacetyl, a compound used in microwave popcorn was leading to this health condition.

Why People Gain Weight As They Get Older

Why People Gain Weight As They Get Older and How to Prevent It

Weight Gain, Overweight, Obesity – these three words keep haunting us throughout our life. With lot of struggle and perseverance we bring changes in our food intake and lifestyle, and push back these words to the back of our trunk. Suddenly you see them emerge out of that trunk, especially once you are on the wrong side of the biological clock, even though your lifestyle is regulated and you have your calories counted in. Wondering why this is happening with you. Science has some interesting answers to this question.

Time to Restrict our Salt Intake

Time to Restrict our Salt Intake

An adult should not eat more than 5g of salt a day. Babies under 1-year old should have less than 1g of salt a day. Recent studies say that in most countries the average salt consumption is as high 9–12 grams per day.