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“Dude! Why are you consuming Whey Protein? It will lead to hair loss and you’ll end up with Kidney problems”.  “Hey Girl! What are you drinking? OMG! Whey Protein?! This will jack you up and make your body look like a muscular man”. STOP IT!! If you are a beginner to lifting or a fitness enthusiast, I’m sure that you must have heard people around you saying such stuff. If you are in India, then this is very common for you to hear and not just people, but even your parents ask you to not take Whey Protein. Not only Indian parents consider Whey Protein as bad, but they also consider it as Steroid!  The only reason behind people considering it as a Steroid is “ Lack of Education ”. For those who don’t know, Whey Protein is extracted from the water (or Whey), which is left out after you extract Paneer (or cottage cheese) from Milk and it has all the Amino Acids present in it. It is not a Steroid, on the contrary, it is 100% Natural. There are huge refineries to extract...

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...