The coronavirus-induced lockdown has given people ample time to follow their creative pursuits. However, it has also given rise to this new wave of quarantine cooking. From trying out the now viral Dalgona (whipped) coffee to making rasgullas and baking cakes, people are constantly sharing pictures of recipes on different social media platforms, demonstrating how they are utilising their time. This quarantine cooking is not just for sustenance, but also for entertainment and stress busting.

With the trend gaining followers every minute, experts have a word of caution for people. They say that as physical activity has reduced now that everyone is indoors, it is better to limit the frequency of high-calorie food items and stick to healthy options.

From trying out the now viral Dalgona (whipped) coffee to making rasgullas and baking cakes, people are constantly sharing pictures of recipes on different social media platforms, demonstrating how they are utilising their time.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Dr Vinu Kumar, a Ludhiana-based clean eating and lifestyle mentor, said, In this time of global health emergency, one should try to increase their immunity by opting for healthy alternatives.

Along with staying inside, people should keep a tab on their health. Indulging in a high-calorie diet on a daily basis with no physical activity will only lower the immunity, making one vulnerable to infections. Rather than following the trend, one should set an example by including seasonal fruits and vegetables in the diet, she said.

Eating seasonal fruits and vegetable prepare the body to handle the extreme temperatures. Fruits such as papayas and watermelons have high water-content, causing a cooling effect on the body. Moreover, the fibre is great for the digestive system. Similarly, chutneys made from mixed seasonal fruits and herbs are also beneficial. Indian homemade drinks such as thandai and aam panna should also be included in summer diet, she added.

Rather than following the trend, one should set an example by including seasonal fruits and vegetables in the diet as these prepare the body to handle the extreme temperatures, say experts.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Dr Ritu Sudhakar, chief dietician at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), said that anything in excess can be harmful.

One of my acquaintances told me that she has been baking cakes on a daily basis since the lockdown, which is obviously harmful for health. While preparing pizza or desserts at home is a better option than ordering from outside, it should not be frequent. For healthier options, one can use jaggery or honey in place of sugar, add less cheese and more vegetables to a pizza and try different fruit smoothies. Nuts, sprouts, dry fruits and eggs should be added to ones diet to boost the immunity, she said.

To benefit from this trend, one can try new dishes at home rather than eating outside after the lockdown is over, she added.

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Honestly, I will listen to pretty much any insights into Jennifer Lopez's life, so when her chef recently shared some anecdotes about her eating habits with Us Weekly, I just about busted out my pen and paper to take notes.

Kelvin Fernandez, who gets the very brag-worthy job of being chef to J.Lo and Alex Rodriguez, said that he constantly asks clients about their dietary preferences and allergies because he doesn't want to mess up. One of the things he's learned to steer clear from when cooking for Jennifer is surprising: salmon.

I know Jennifer doesnt love salmon, so if Im cooking salmon for the [table], I always got to do a sea bass or a halibut or cod for Jennifer because shes just not a fan of the texture and the taste of salmon, he told the outlet. Good to know! I suddenly don't like salmon either!

But Kelvin said that he sometimes keeps food in the house that Jennifer doesn't necessarily love because her kids like to eat it. Case in point? There's always fruit in their fridge despite the fact that Jennifer is not a big "fruit person."

Sparkling water, always fruits and vegetables, like strawberries, even though Jennifer is not a big fruit person, he said: The kids love their fresh berries. Theres always greens like spinach, cucumber and celery to make green juice. They love starting their day with a green juice. Eggs is always the biggest one. Turkey bacon is always the biggest one.

But keeping everyone happy isn't always easy. Kelvin said that he started serving Jen her own individual plate after he put rice on their family's menu in her lead up to Jennifer's Super Bowl halftime show performance.

The next day shes like, Kelvin, you served me rice. And Im like, No, no, no, no, no, there was chicken, there was salad. You grabbed the rice! he told the outlet.

OK, OK, I think I got it. No rice, no salmon, no fruit, but chicken and salad are alright...I say while ripping off pieces of banana bread. Hey, no one ever said it was easy to eat like J. Lo.

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On a Michael Jordan deep-dive after inhaling this weeks ep of Netflixs The Last Dance? Join the club, friend. Theres no doubt the man was and is an absolute weapon on the basketball court. But although many may put his athletic ability down to discipline and God-given talent, theres no doubt his diet has played a huge role too.

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Speaking with the Chicago Tribune back in 1996, Tim Grover (Michaels personal trainer of eight years) shared all the details of his day on a plate. His goal? Five to six frequent but small meals made up of 70 per cent carbs, 20 per cent fats and 10 per cent proteins.

Michael is not a big eater, Grover told the publication. He eats only when hes hungry and only until he feels comfortable rather than full.

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This nutrition plan was designed to keep his blood sugar levels stable and boost his metabolism, while avoiding weight gain.

"If he were to eat a big breakfast and then not have any food again until after practice, say around 3 p.m., then his insulin and energy levels would raise up in the morning for a while but crash in the afternoon. It could affect his mood along with his activity level, Grover explained.

Instead, Michael would load up at brekkie his biggest meal of the day -followed by a mid-morning protein shake, then lunch and a second protein shake, followed by a light dinner. Game nights were a whole different story: Michael would eat a larger dinner instead of the mid-afternoon snack, then chowed down on something light once the siren went off.

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Broken down further, MJs standard food fare looked a little like this:

Breakfast: A large bowl of oatmeal with strawberries, blueberries and raisins; scrambled egg whites; glass of orange juice.

Lunch: Lean proteins like chicken breast or hamburger with a healthy carb (e.g. whole-grain pasta or a baked potato) and a green salad.

Snacks: a shake made with a combination of Gatorade, protein powders and fresh fruit.

Dinner: Whatever he wants, Grover said.

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My physicians support my low-carb lifestyle and, honestly, they are impressed with my tight control in less than a year out from my diagnosis, Alli tells Yahoo Life. (Photo courtesy of LowCarbDiabetic)

Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes can be shocking under ordinary circumstances. For Alli, the woman behind the popular Instagram account LowCarbDiabetic, the prognosis came right before she started medical school.

Im a career changer, and had some routine lab work done before leaving for medical school, Alli, tells Yahoo Life. My lab results showed dangerously high glucose levels. Glucose, aka sugar, is your bodys main source of energy, MedlinePlus explains. High glucose levels can be a sign of diabetes.

My doctor and I thought it might be an error because Ive been a runner and health nut for years, Alli says. But, after she did another glucose test, the diagnosis was official: She had diabetes.

It was a shocking diagnosis, but [it] made sense looking back at how Id been feeling over the last year, says Alli. She originally thought the fatigue she experienced and the fact that she was running slower than usual were due to school burnout. Alli also didnt pay a lot of attention to classic signs of diabetes, like having an increased appetite without gaining weight and being thirstier than usual.

Having diabetes is not for the faint-hearted, Alli says. If youre going to have good control, you have to find your inner warrior, she adds.

Alli now takes between four to six insulin injections a day and is very strict with her diet. She was already on a fairly low-carb diet at the time of her diagnosis, and shes maintained that.

But Alli admits she was confused when her doctor handed her a pamphlet from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) after her diagnosis that recommended she eat carbohydrates. It called for eating more carbs than I had in years.

Alli still gets carbs from fruits and vegetables, but shes cut out things like bread, rice, pasta and potatoes. Along with running regularly, she says that sticking to a low-carb diet has helped her reduce her insulin doses and helps keep her glucose levels within her target range.

Currently the ADA, notes on its website that eating too many carbs can raise your blood glucose too high. However, the organization adds, Eating too little carbohydrates can also be harmful because your blood glucose may drop too low, especially if you take medicines to help manage your blood sugar.

The ADA specifically recommends that patients with diabetes get their carbohydrates the most from whole, unprocessed, non-starchy vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes and green beans, and less from refined, highly-processed carbohydrate foods and foods with added sugar, like soda, white bread and cake. The ADA advises that minimally-processed carbs like brown rice, whole wheat bread, whole grain pasta and oatmeal are also OK.

While a low-carb diet may work for some patients with diabetes, its hard to say that its the right fit for all diabetic patients, according to Katherine Araque, MD, an endocrinologist and director of endocrinology of the Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. Its not one size fits all, says Araque.

Leigh Tracy, RD, a dietitian and diabetes educator at The Center for Endocrinology at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, agrees, telling Yahoo Life, that diabetics dont need to swear off carbs if they dont want to. Carbohydrates are not bad. They actually give your body necessary energy, she explains.

My physicians support my low-carb lifestyle and, honestly, they are impressed with my tight control in less than a year out from my diagnosis, she says.

After sharing her low-carb recipes with friends and family, Alli eventually decided to create an ebook of her recipes, called Beginners Guide for Low Carb Recipes.Its a lifestyle.

Despite her controlled diabetes, Alli says her condition is always on my mind. I just have to deal with it, she says. There are people with much more severe illnesses. I got a bad deal, but its really not that bad at the end of the day. Ive taken as much control as I can.

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In my pre-pandemic life, I had the opportunity to take a few working vacations to Rancho La Puerta in Mexico.

In my pre-pandemic life, I had the opportunity to take a few working vacations to Rancho La Puerta in Mexico. During these visits, I get to teach health-minded guests about the relationship between dietary choices, gut health and inflammation, while getting to experience idyllic healthy living conditions: uninterrupted access to extensive daily physical activity; easy availability of a diverse, plant-based diet; and no internet access in my room to distract me from going to bed early. By the end of a week there, I feel physically strong and mentally sharp.

If these are the effects of a single week of full-circle healthy living, I find myself wondering, imagine the effect of such consistent adherence to these healthy habits year-round. Indeed, perhaps the most inspiring thing I observe during my visits to Mexico is the radiant vitality of the exercise class instructors employed there a number of whom are in their 50s and 60s, and a few of whom Im told may even be flirting with 70.

These long-time staff members display the strength, agility, rapid reflexes and endurance of fit people in their 20s. During my most recent stay, I was blown away by the explosive movements of a 60-something hip-hop dance instructor. I was also left in the dust by the complex choreography and rapid transitions of a different 60-something disco class instructor, reduced to rubble by the endurance of a barre teacher who I suspect had a good ten years on me and trailed far behind the spritely 50-something guide of a 4-mile mountainous hike I took at dawn.

I left with the sense that these instructors have simply decided that aging and age-related frailty is purely optional. And they had opted out.

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What Is Age-Related Frailty?

In medical settings, frailty is typically defined by some combination of:

Muscle wasting and an associated loss of strength.

Reduced tolerance for physical exertion and feelings of excess tiredness/exhaustion.

Low levels of physical activity.

A slower pace of walking.

Unintended weight loss.

A decline in cognitive function.

Available data strongly suggest that higher levels of physical activity and fitness are protective against developing frailty, whereas more sedentary lifestyles and lower levels of fitness are associated with increased risk of frailty. But promising new research suggests there may be another, complementary way we can protect ourselves against frailty, and it has to do with our dietary choices and how they affect the gut microbiome.

The Gut Microbiom

The gut microbiome is a trillions-strong ecosystem of microorganisms inhabiting our digestive tracts. In large part, these organisms are nourished by the foods we eat, particularly complex carbohydrates like starches and fibers. When gut microbes metabolize some of the nutrients we eat, they produce byproducts. These byproducts are called metabolites. Collectively, we refer to them as the gut metabolome. Some of these metabolites seem to have a health-promoting effect for us as their hosts. Others can have an inflammatory effect.

Prior research has identified certain signature shifts in both the gut microbiome which critters we tend to harbor and the gut metabolome what types of metabolites they produce as people age. In large part, these shifts are attributed to a tendency to eat less-diverse, lower-fiber diets as we age whether due to loss of motivation for cooking diverse meals, dental problems that render chewing more difficult, institutional food served at long-term care facilities and other psychosocial factors.

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Effect of Less Diverse Diets

Less diverse diets nourish a less diverse cast of microbial characters, and the loss of beneficial bacterial species often opens up ecological niches for other species that can cause disease when not kept in check. Harboring higher levels of specific organisms such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii for example has even been associated with reduced risk of developing frailty among the elderly. In contrast, harboring higher levels of other organisms has been associated with inflammation in general and increased risk of many chronic diseases.

A recent yearlong study, involving over 600 individuals aged 65-79 and published in the journal Gut, offers compelling evidence that older adults can modify the composition of their gut microbiome in a manner that may protect against frailty and chronic diseases that impair quality of life and increase risk of death simply by adhering closely to a Mediterranean diet.

A Mediterranean diet pattern is one rich in fiber from a variety of plant-based foods, including whole grains, beans/legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Its also rich in heart-healthy fats from foods like olive oil, fish, nuts and avocados. Conversely, the Mediterranean diet is low in saturated fats from meat, dairy and coconut oil. Its also very low in added sugar and refined carbohydrates, which are common in processed food.

The study included non-frail, older adults from five European countries who were split into an intervention group and a control group: The intervention group was given dietary advice on following a Mediterranean diet, whereas the control group followed their usual diet. Researchers took stool samples from them all at the start of the study, and then again after one year. They analyzed both the type and amounts of organisms they were harboring in their guts. They also profiled the types and levels of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory metabolites present in the participants stool.

After one year, researchers found that close adherence to the Mediterranean diet protected participants from loss of gut microbial diversity over time compared to people with less stringent adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the control group. Furthermore, beneficial bacterial species and metabolites became increased in the guts of hard-core Mediterranean dieters compared to their representation in the guts of those who didnt follow a Mediterranean diet closely or at all.

Mediterranean Diet and Health

The majority of these species have previously been associated with anti-inflammatory benefits, reduced risk of frailty, improved cognitive functioning and reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and colon cancer. In parallel, the gut microbiomes of participants who adhered to stricter Mediterranean diets also experienced a reduction in the ranks of species and their metabolites whose presence is associated with a variety of inflammatory conditions, cardiovascular diseases and colorectal cancer.

Of note, a larger group of people participated in a different arm of this same yearlong study. Those results demonstrated that increased adherence to the Mediterranean diet was also associated with greater improvements in cognition and episodic memory after one year compared to people who did not follow this diet as closely or at all.

The researchers concluded that the gut microbiome is never too old to change for the better, and that age-related decline in gut microbiome diversity is both optional and reversible. Even among older adults, adopting and maintaining a Mediterranean dietary pattern can modify the gut microbiome in a manner that may promote not just more years to your life, but more life to your years!

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HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) By now, chances are youve heard of the COVID 10 or Quarantine 15. Maybe youve gained the pounds.

To help their neighbors get healthy, a group of professionals from Huntington wants to put the whole town on a diet.

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For a group of ladies of Long Island, walking in picturesque Hecksher Park offers respite from the coronavirus pandemic.

No matter whats going on we have this, said Kerry St. George, of Northport, New York.

I came out here to take care of my head, said Tina Sundberg, of Centerport, New York.

Ive been putting on the pounds, St. George told CBS2s Vanessa Murdock.

Shes not alone.

Huntington Town Clerk Andrew Raia says hes gained the COVID 10.

If we go any longer, Im going to be in that 15, he said.

Raia blames the stress of the situation; he signs the death certificates.

Wednesday, Raia joined Dr. William Spencer, a practicing physician and Suffolk County legislator, Dr. David Buchin, head of Bariatric Surgery at Huntington Hospital, and trainer Phil Sottile, founder of Intelligent Fitness, to announce a voluntary diet for the Town of Huntington.

Obesity is a major issue in our country and one of the reasons why our country has such a problem with COVID-19, Buchin said.

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According to a study by Northwell Health, of all patients hospitalized because of COVID-19, 42% are obese.

COVID-19 has a much greater impact on people with co-morbid conditions, things such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma. All of these things are associated with obesity, Spencer said.

Spencer says its time to take stock of whats in the fridge, exercise, get ample sleep and hydrate.

To help Huntington residents get on track, a free program is now accessible through the LI Obesity Surgery Facebook page. Youll find a healthy lifestyle program, live discussions, free exercise and yoga classes from Intelligent Fitness.

We crashed an entire economy because of the importance of health and wellness. Lets not let this moment pass us by, Sottile said.

Look at staying home as an opportunity to reshape your lifestyle and your body, too.

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People who are overweight and suffering from joint pain caused by osteoarthritis are often reluctant to exercise, even though physical activity can boost muscle strength and relieve pain. A new study suggests gene therapy may someday be a good option for those peopleand it may help them shed pounds, too.

Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine gave young mice a single injection of the gene that makes follistatin, a protein that normally blocks another protein called myostatin, which modulates muscle growth. The therapy caused a significant buildup of muscle mass in the mice while also preventing obesity, the team reported in the journal Science Advances.

We've identified here a way to use gene therapy to build muscle quickly, said senior investigator Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., professor of orthopaedic surgery and director of research at Shriners Hospitals for Children St. Louis, in a statement. It had a profound effect in the mice and kept their weight in check, suggesting a similar approach may be effective against arthritis, particularly in cases of morbid obesity."

In fact, the mice didnt just build muscle, they also nearly doubled their strength without exercising any more than they usually did. Despite being fed a high-fat diet, they had fewer metabolic issues and stronger hearts than did animals that did not receive the follistatin gene. Their joints were healthier, with less cartilage damage and inflammatory markers than their untreated counterparts, the researchers reported.

Whats more, the Washington University team discovered that the gene therapy promoted the beiging of white fat, meaning it turned some unhealthy white adipose tissue into brown fat, which positively correlates with increased triglyceride clearance, normalized glucose level, and reduced inflammation, the researchers wrote in the study. Therefore, delivering the follistatin gene could serve as a very promising approach to induce beiging of [white adipose tissue] in obesity, they wrote.

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This is not the first time gene therapy has been proposed as a potential treatment for obesity and other metabolic diseases. Australian researchers demonstrated that removing the gene RCAN1 from mice, for example, helped turn white fat into brown fat. And a team in South Korea used the gene editing system CRISPR to remove the FABP4 gene from mice that had been fed a high-fat diet, resulting in a 20% loss of body weight and a reduction in insulin resistance.

The Washington University teams approach is distinctive in that it focuses on building muscle. But the researchers noted theyll have to do further studies to determine whether the gene therapy has any negative effect on heart muscle. Even though heart health improved in the mice, any thickening of the hearts walls could be dangerous over time.

Still, Guilak and his colleagues believe that follistatin gene therapy could be a promising approach to treating several conditions, including muscular dystrophy and other diseases that cause muscle wasting, they said in the study.

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These are strange times. Reports of the implosion of the meat industry due to the coronavirus pandemic, the closure of massive pork, chicken, and beef factories to worker illnesses, and governmental interventions to prop up an ailing meat industry are current headlines. Against this backdrop are new data describing a dose-response relationship between all kinds of meat intake and risk for diabetes. It would seem clear that the less meat, or none at all, is the future for health and the food industry.

In contrast are new headlines declaring that Eating meat IMPROVES mental health and one in three vegetarians are depressed. Is it true that a new research publication showed that eating meat improves mental health? Or is this more spin and more #fakenews from a dying animal food industry?

Similar headlines appeared in 2017 when a study of 9,668 male partners of 14, 541 pregnant women were asked to report if they were vegan, vegetarian, or non-vegetarians.

To indicate the quality of the study, 72 percent of the self-reported vegans indicated they ate meat! In addition, the vegetarian group reported eating sausage or burgers, meat pies, and fish and fried food in over 50 percent of the men. Men responding as vegetarians had higher rate of depression scores than non-vegetarians. The headlines blasted the news: meat prevents depression without acknowledging the serious flaws in the study.

In contrast, in 2015 the SUN project reported on a cohort of university graduates free of depression followed 10 years with food questionnaires and assessed for anew diagnosis of depression. The risk of depression with a pro-vegetarian dietary pattern was 25 percent lower with the plant-predominant diet. Other data indicate elevated mood in plant-eaters. In a rare prospective and randomized trial of nutrition intervention for 18 weeks in a corporate setting, improved productivity at work was demonstrated with less depression and anxiety on a plant-based diet vs. a standard diet.

In a paper titled Meat and mental health, a systematic review of meat abstention and depression, anxiety, and related phenomena, a literature review was conducted examining psychological health in meat-consumers and meat-abstainers. Overall, 160,257 participants were analyzed with 149,559 meat-consumers and 8584 meat-abstainers. Eleven of the 18 studies demonstrated that meat-abstention was associated with poorer psychological health, four studies were equivocal, and three showed that meat-abstainers had better outcomes. The conclusion was that meat avoidance as a strategy to benefit psychological health was not supported.

The initial search resulted in 7102 potentially relevant articles and only 18 papers met the inclusion/exclusion criteria.

The studies were placed in five categories based on their score for methodologic rigor. Two of the 18 selected studies had a low risk of bias; 5 had moderate risk; 4 had moderate-to-high risk; 4 had a high risk, and 3 studies had a severe risk of bias.

The review emphasized one particular study several times. That was the study of Michalak, Zhang, and Jacobi (2012) in German adults. Of a total of 4,181 study subjects, only 54 were complete vegetarians or 1.3%.

Buried deep at the end of the paper were the telling words: This study was funded in part via an unrestricted research grant from the Beef Checkoff, through the National Cattlemens Beef Association.

The flaws in this study are obvious. The one prospective and randomized trial of whole food, plant diets versus standard diets with meats showed a reduction in anxiety and depression with the plant diets. The downsides of increased risks of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, animal cruelty, and environmental consequences of meat-based diets all argue for more widespread adoption of plant diets of high quality with adequate supplementation.

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Buff Bollywood stars, think Vicky Kaushal and Ranveer Singh, stick to their diet plans and workout schedules like we stick to our daily deadlines theres no room for error. They work around their shoot schedules and event commitments to squeeze in a quick workout and also munch on vitamin-loaded bites every now and then instead of overeating. But since the beginning of the lockdown, their erratically non-erratic daily schedules have gone for a toss. Just like ours.

Theyve also taken up new work-from-home schedules and a chefs toque to test their creative skills during the lockdown. Deepika Padukones been cooking up a storm pretty regularly in her kitchen, and man does it look good on the gram! She's joined by the likes of Kiara Advani Rajkummar Rao and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja in this feat.

The actors have taken over their kitchens to ensure that theyre eating healthy and nutritious meals as a part of their daily diets, leaving some room for desserts. As it should be. Here, we breakdown six Bollywood stars lockdown diets.

Vicky Kaushal has not compromised on his daily protein intake. Hes been flipping omelettes on the gram pretty regularly for us to know this. Hes also spending an ample amount of time in his home gym and getting a little extra workout done by taking on multiple household chores.

As per Hindustan Times, both Rajkummar Rao and his girlfriend, actor Patralekhaa, are following a very strict diet. We have been on a very rigorous (diet) schedule. The idea is not to let go completely (during the lockdown). So, even now, only Sundays are the cheat days, for which we wait very patiently, he told the daily.

The daily also spoke to Kiara Advani and she said that shes been cooking and baking like a pro since the beginning of the lockdown. Although I am cooking/baking, I have to also ensure that I dont eat all the yummy stuff myself. Life will come back to normalcy and we have to go back to work, she said.

If youve been following Ranveer Singh on Instagram, you already know that the actors majorly given into his sweet cravings and is relishing Nutella with almost all his meals. But the couples also been experimenting with different cuisines and dessert preparations at home. And you know what they say, diet or no diet, theres nothing better than homemade food!

Like Singh, Sonam Kapoor Ahujas also made room desserts in her daily diet. Shes been baking a lot of healthy cookies and chocolates for her family in Delhi right now.

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By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Published: May 11, 2020 1:20:12 pm Keep your energy levels up during Ramadan with these simple tips. (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

Suhur or sahari, also called sehri, is the significant pre-dawn meal consumed by those observing a fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Sehri is extremely important as it is what helps people maintain their energy levels during the day. Which is why, it is essential that the right food in the right quantity is consumed, especially if the person is working. However, in the current scenario, those observing roza should take additional dietary precautions for suhur to reduce the chances of infection, suggests Avni Kaul, nutritionist, wellness coach and certified diabetes educator and founder of NutriActivania.

It is very important to keep our body hydrated throughout the day to reduce the chances of infection. Hence, drink at least two cups of water during suhur to stay hydrated. Try adding water-rich foods like watermelon, cucumber, tomato, etc to your pre-dawn meal. It is important to drink two litres of water slowly between iftar and suhur to ensure proper hydration throughout the day.

Protein allows one to feel fuller for a longer duration of time. So it is important to include protein-rich foods like paneer, dal, channa, green peas (matar), rajma (preferably boiled) in the meal. These will help you feel energised and fuller for a better part of your day.

It is advised to either avoid or reduce intake of caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea, and cola for suhur as caffeine can make some people urinate more, leading to dehydration. Instead, you can try green and herbal tea. One can even opt for curd that will also keep your gut healthy and cooler during the summer.

Try to add herbs like mint, basil (tulsi) and cardamom to your meal as they refresh the breath and purify the body. These flavourful herbs are also high in antioxidants and can boost immunity while combating disease-causing free radicals.

Focus to have a balanced meal. Avoid eating a heavy meal that includes fried meat or rice, or else you may feel hungry and thirsty all day long. Instead, go for boiled eggs and meat in small quantities. This will help ensure that you get sufficient protein intake for the day.

Cucumbers, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, pears, watermelons, and all other vegetables hydrate the body and also help meet the daily dose of essential minerals and vitamins. You can also make salads with greens for suhur.

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