Living in Oman for almost 4 years, pomegranate harvest became one of our annual routine trips with friends and family. In Oman, pomegranates are grown primarily in the cooler regions of Jebel Akhdar, where the unique climate and soil conditions yield some of the finest and juiciest varieties. The harvest of pomegranates in Oman usually […]
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Stunting VS Obesity
“Joint action to prevent stunting and obesity” is the theme for 62nd National Nutrition Day in Indonesia on January 25th 2022. National Nutrition Day or Hari Gizi Nasional (HGN) was started from the establishment of “People’s Food Institute” or Lembaga Makanan Rakyat (LMR) lead by Prof. Poorwo Soedarmo that was also known as “Indonesian […]
Understanding Eating Disorders (by: Andrean Wangsa)
Due to the rise of fad diets, cleanses, and unrealistic beauty standards, it can, unfortunately, be seen that eating disorders have had an exponential growth. Eating disorders are the first ranked mental disorder that has caused death in people, and the factors can be external (environmental, lifestyle, social), or internal (genetics) [1, 15]. Research has […]
Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Gut Microbiome
This article is specifically discuss about a recent research done by Su et al (2021) about the effect of Ramadan Fasting on Gut Microbiome. In this particular research, they collected the samples of feces and blood from the subjects, and also took the longitudinal physiologic data in 2 cohorts, in 2 years. Results showed that […]
Essential Nutrients for Boosting Immunity Against Covid-19
Consumption of good nutritious food is essential in forming a strong immune system. Boost your immunity and help protect yourself from infections, flu-like diseases (including the Covid-19) and other health problems by consuming nutritious foods in your daily meals. Although food is not entirely as an antidote to viral infections, good nutrition will provide extra […]
The Specialty of Dates
Date (Phoenix dactylifera) is a very familiar sweet fruit in the community, especially for muslim. They generally consume dates during the Holy Month of Ramadhan, but in the Middle East, dates are also considered as the staple food. The tree is the kind of palm that grows and bears fruit in the Arab countries, Iraq […]