Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
How to check if you have breast cancer? Breast cancer is the main cancer in women. Breast cancer usually occurs in women, but this does not mean that men cannot develop breast cancer. Like women, men are also at risk of breast cancer. However, the risk of breast cancer in men is lower than in women. Out of 1,000 breast cancer patients, four to five, less than one percent, are seen in men. This cancer that develops from cells in the breast can occur in both men and women. If this cancer can be detected in time, the risk of death can be reduced. The main cause of breast cancer is heredity. If detected in time, it can be treated. According to the American Cancer Society, the death rate from breast cancer has been steadily decreasing over the last few years. It is said that with regular checkups and proper treatment, the risk of death from cancer is reduced. Also, with the help of early detection, additional risks from breast cancer can be avoided. There are different methods to detec...