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...
What do vitamins do in the body? Vitamins are one of the 6 types of elements needed to keep the body healthy. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water and minerals needed by the body are also vitamins. Vitamins play a role in keeping the body healthy, increasing immunity and activating the brain to increase positive thinking and ability. There are two types of vitamins, fat soluble and water soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins are A, D, E and K, while water-soluble vitamins are C and B complex. Vitamin types and foods Vitamin A softens the skin. It helps to keep eye power normal, to grow bones and teeth. It also works to give fertility and immunity and prevent vision problems. There are two types of vitamin A, 'active vitamin A' and 'beta carotene'. Active vitamin A is also known as retinal. Liver, chicken and beef, milk, eggs are its main sources. Beta carotene vitamin is found in fruits and vegetables, which is called carotenoid. This vitamin is found in abundance in dark yell...