Sheeba Majmudar – Singapore nutritionist

Candy bar a healthy food? Apr 15, 2009

If you believe all the marketing spiel about the glycaemic index (GI), then candy bars are a great food. After all, they have a lower GI than pound cakes, sodas and even – watermelons. But consider that a watermelon is lower in calories and has more essential nutrients than a candy bar, and the whole GI [...]

Leafy Assassins – Men’s Health Magazine Feb 3, 2009

As angelic as a meal at a vegetarian restaurant might seem, you might not be taking in healthier grub. That’s because many kinds of these meatless options are either covered in oily batter or drenched in thick sauces. Even deep-fried vegetables can be disastrous to your waistline, so avoid them, says nutritionist Sheeba Majmudar. Before [...]

Comments from Men’s Health Magazine Feb 3, 2009

Agar-agar doesn’t just refer to “jelly”. For starters, it’s derived from a species of red algae known as gelidium amansii, says nutritionist Sheeba Majmudar. Besides acting as the main ingredient for jellies, agar (as the gelatin is known in a non-confectionary sense) can be used in other applications: as a non-reactive transport base for medical [...]