Many things need to be considered when choosing milk, especially milk for children. One of the main things that need to be looked at is the type of milk you want to buy. The types of milk are generally listed on the front of the milk label. Different types and names of milk can reflect […]
Why Dietary Cholesterol is No Longer A Concern?
Hypercholesterolemia, the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood, is one of the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Plasma cholesterol level is the result of intestinal cholesterol absorption and hepatic cholesterol synthesis, also biliary excretion and cellular use (Lecerf and Lorgeril, 2011). Lipoprotein is a compound found in the bloodstream containing […]
Interesting Facts About Tea (by: Klara Elvina)
As a part of Asian culture, drinking tea is a common thing to do. Whether it is hot or iced, sweetened or unsweetened; for us Indonesians having a tea during or after meals is a must. There is even a commercial about ready-to-drink tea that emphasizes to drink tea whatever we eat. Drinking tea, surely, […]
How to Detect A Bad Fad Diet
Many overweight people try to lose weight quickly by using the popular or fad diets. Unfortunately, most of those diets do not help, and some of them may actually be harmful. The typical characteristics of the bad fad diets are as follows: 1. They promote instant weight loss. This is the main reason why […]
A Wonderful Journey Called Breastfeeding
My journey of breastfeeding was started from February 12th 2013 until June 24th 2016. I experienced all the struggles when starting breastfeeding from the very beginning, nursing while pregnant (NLP), tandem nursing and weaning with love (WWL). Basically, this is my personal reflection of what I’ve been through during one of the most wonderful […]
Butter Quality Parameters
Butter is the animal fat obtained from the separation between fat and non-fat fraction of milk. Separation is done using a cream separator centrifuge method based on the differences in specific gravity. Fat (the cream part) has lighter density therefore it will rise to the top surface, while the non-fat fraction is in liquid form […]