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“Dude, you are way too skinny! You need a Mass Gainer to grow”. If you are a guy who is trying to put on some muscle mass, but unable to achieve your desired goals, then you must have got this advice from your coach or some other gym dude. But, before you take their advice, just ask yourself, “Do I really need a Mass Gainer?” The answer to this may vary from person to person and there is nothing wrong in buying a Mass Gainer if you are working really hard and consuming the right amount of macros but unable to reach your goals (which is very unlikely!). What are Mass Gainers? Mass Gainers are nothing but “high-calorie protein drinks” in disguise. A typical Mass Gainer is a blend of Protein (usually Whey Protein, Casein Protein, Egg Albumen, Soy Protein, Sweet Dairy Whey and Plant Protein), Maltodextrin (starch compound), Dextrose (glucose), Creatine Monohydrate and Anabolic Substances (in some Mass Gainers). The manufacturing and marketing companies claim that their rec...

If you are living in India, then I am sure that you must know at least one person who is suffering from Diabetes. Yeah it’s that common in our country. This is the reason why India is also known as the “Diabetes capital of the world”. But according to some recent studies, there are approximately 422 million diabetic patients in the world and India ranks third in that list. Surprised? Wondering who are the other countries? They are China and the United States of America. According to the reports, about 50 per cent of the total patients suffering from Diabetes are from China, USA, India and Brazil alone. That means about 211 million patients are just from the four countries of the world and remaining are from the rest. These numbers are insane! What are the reasons behind these numbers? Apparently, there are end number of reasons behind these numbers like bad lifestyle, lack of education, no regular health monitoring, genetics and the most important of all, the food an...

White Rice. The most "controversial" form of rice known for it's bad nutritional value. If you are a beginner to weight training and looking to gain muscle, I'm sure the first thing your trainer or nutritionist has advised you is to give up White rice. They might be right because they don't know how to utilise the carbohydrates you get from the White rice for your benefit.  In some cases, I have seen coaches advising White rice but their client end up gaining fat instead of muscles. There is always a strategy when you are dealing with something so complex in nature and simple in carbs . Here are some tips and benefits of using White rice, but before we get there let us have a look at its nutritional value. White Rice- Nutrition Facts Looking to pack-on some muscles, try White Rice :   White rice can help you gain muscle faster, but only if you use it properly. The white rice consists of only simple carbohydrate which is the reason why peop...

Dear Reader, Welcome to Tech '&' Nutrition! Your one stop solution for Gadget Reviews and Nutrition education. This is my very first blog post on Nutrition and I would like to start with one of the most under-rated Macronutrient, Carbohydrate . I hope you all will not only like it but this will also turn out to be helpful for you. So let's get started!! Power House Nutrition (India)- Eliminating Carbs Carbohydrate, or carbs, as we call them, is one of the most important Macronutrient. It is the primary source of energy and re-fuels your body after extensive training. When you eat carbohydrates, it gets converted into glucose, gets mixed in your blood and absorbed by your body. The carbohydrates can be simplified as follows: - Simple Carbohydrates - Complex Carbohydrates The Simple carbohydrates are those carbohydrates that quickly gets converted into Glucose and further absorbed by the body. These carbohydrates are usually categorised under ‘Hi...