The 10 days of the festival lets people indulge in a wide variety of food that includes dishes such as modak, which is Lord Ganesha`s favourite sweet, along with others that are also popular in India

As the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi gets underway, many people will be concerned about gaining weight during this festive season. City experts dissect how one can approach nutrition and avoid weight gain during this period. They also lay emphasis on the need for diabetics, pregnant women and older adults to take care

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Ultra-processed foods include packaged baked goods and snacks, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, and ready-to-eat or heat products, often containing high levels of added sugar, fat, and/or salt, but lacking in vitamins and fibre

Hitlar Nadar has spent more than 25 years near the Matunga Circle selling books but what many don’t know is that he is more than a bookseller. The Sion resident is also a nature lover, and one that led him to nurture a tree near Anand Bhavan, after it was ignored by people around it

This Ganeshotsav, move over the traditional modak and try your hands at adding a twist to it or simply something new. Mumbai chefs share unique recipes to make the sweet dish loved by Lord Ganesh. They not only suggest making a healthy-savoury version, but also prod you to add tangerine, pineapple and even puranpoli

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However, the study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, emphasised that more children have long Covid than those kids who are hospitalised with acute Covid-19

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