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White bread vs whole wheat bread: Which is the healthier option? If you're constantly oscillating between white bread and wholewheat bread, let us help you out. According to Vedika Premani, clinical dietician, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, eating wholewheat bread offers several health benefits due to its higher nutrient and fibre content, which aids in digestion, helps maintain bowel regularity, and can prevent constipation. To understand which one is better, we need to analyse what both breads are made of, and the difference in their  nutrition profiles . What are white and whole-wheat breads made of? White bread is made from refined flour, where the bran and germ are removed, along with some of the nutrients, as per Premnani. However, whole wheat bread, she explained, is made from whole wheat flour, which contains the entire grain, including the bran and germ and hence it retains more nutrients, fibre, and vitamins compared to white bread. Whole wheat bread is generally...

From dark chocolate to green tea, what lowers your cholesterol, revealed in the study Food can affect our mood and emotions due to its effect on various physical and chemical processes within our body. Food can affect our mood and emotions due to its effect on various physical and chemical processes within our body. The relationship between food and mood is very complex. Food can sometimes really be a stress buster and even science says so, so let's have a look at some foods that can lift your mood. pumpkin seeds Pumpkin seeds contain iron, magnesium and potassium. According to scientists, iron is responsible for the enzymes that break down tyrosine and tryptophan to produce the feel-good hormones dopamine and serotonin. Magnesium and potassium help lower blood sugar and blood pressure which automatically reduces anxiety and relaxes the nervous system. dark chocolate Chocolates have natural mood lifters and after eating them we see an increase in dopamine and serotonin levels...