Eating is the best way to lose weight

Ultimate Guide to True Weight Loss”, the latest book written by food scientist Suhasini Mudraganam (with her team) aims to dispel myths and misconceptions about food and weight loss. For instance, the book dismisses the belief that it is calories alone that determines one’s weight. The book suggests that one should not count calories as it is hormones which determine one’s weight and through food one can control these hormones. The book talks about the weight management programme, Truweight, which is about attacking the seven root causes of obesity like gut bacteria imbalance, invisible inflammation, hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiency, etc. Suhasini is a certified food scientist and nutritionist. An interview with her is a fascinating peek into the profession and guide for good eating.

I believe that food is the best medicine. So, I wanted to study food and did MSc in Food Science and Nutrition from Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher learning, a premium institute providing best quality of education. Later I pursued MS in Food science and Nutrition from university of Missouri, Columbia. The university has some of the best infrastructure for food science research. I worked with my professor as a research assistant on developing low fat ice cream. And later, I worked with American Ingredients Company, Kansas City, USA in the food quality department.

Food science is the detailed study of the physical, biological and chemical make of the food. Food processing is also an important part of food science. By applying the findings of research, a food scientist is responsible for developing safe and nutritious foods. The food we consume on a daily basis is the result of extensive food research, a systematic investigation into a variety of food properties and compositions. After the initial stages of research and development comes the mass production of food products using principles of food technology. Then comes sensory testing of foods. All of these interrelated fields contribute to the food industry – the largest manufacturing industry.

More and more people are dependent on ready to prepare meals due to their busy life style. As food scientists it becomes imperative to work on products that are natural, nutritious and health promoting.

Many people are facing excess weight issues and we wanted to spread awareness about the nutrition and weight loss. When you talk about diet, people relate it with starving, but the present day research shows that eating is the best way to lose weight and be healthy. You can lose weight by eating more of fat burning food.

Truweight is a scientific weight-loss diet program that focuses on fat loss through food. The plan attacks the root causes of obesity like gut bacteria imbalance, nutritional deficiencies to hormonal imbalances. The program promotes good health along with weight-loss.

This program consists of three things:

• Well balanced customised food plan

• More than a dozen super foods

• Mentoring by qualified and trained dieticians

The program provides super foods that have been identified and developed with lots of research and experimentation. All the super foods are 100% natural; without any artificial preservatives.