The academy of nutrition and dietetics provides the following advice for preventing cross-contamination of food while grilling it. Firstly, it goes without saying that the grill should be clean and free of any leftovers. Do not use the same plate for raw food and the grilled food, wash it first or use a different one. Same goes for grilling utensils. Lastly, never use marinade that contained raw meat for basting cooked meat. Happy Cooking!

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Now a variety of cooking oils have been suggested by the nutritionists and health experts but when it comes to deep frying, experts still seem to vouch for the efficacy of traditional cooking oils even though many urban households switched to olive or sunflower oil. Hence, people who have given up on ghee completely might just want to think about it again. Refined oils should not be used for frying as they degrade easily whereas oils which are in saturated fats such as ghee or coconut oil are stable during frying.

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Biomass fuels refers to the wood and dung cakes which many women use for cooking. A recent study has found that women who still use these fuels over cleaner fuels such as LPG have higher chances of developing a cataract. This relation was not found in men probably because cooking is majorly done by women in India. Moreover, this correlation was only with nuclear cataract. Nuclear cataract is the most common cataract in which the central part of the eye lens is affected first.

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A polyunsaturated oil, Grapeseed oil is chemically extracted from grape seeds after making wine. It is said that if this oil is consumed in large quantity, it can interfere with the absorption of other nutrients. It lacks in Vitamins C and K, Potassium and copper when compared to eating raw grapes. Grapeseed oil should not be the primary source of fat in your diet. There is less scientific evidence that supports that the oil is healthy. However, it is safe for consumption given its nutritional profile.

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Rice water is full of carbohydrates, nutrients, and essential amino acids and people have used it for several health benefits across the globe. Nowadays, we often throw it away unaware of its medicinal properties that aids in various diseases. Rice water is known to prevent dehydration, constipation, Alzheimer’s disease, Viral infection and Cancer. It also helps in treating Diarrhoea. It is a great source of energy and also protects from the sun.

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A Study suggests, cooking food using sunflower oil can reduce the risk of diabetes and heart diseases in people. Sunflower oil has a greater content of linoleic acid which is usually found in oils from nuts and seeds such as poppy seeds, corns, walnut, sesame and sunflower. People with higher linoleic acid in blood have less body fat which lowers the risk of Type II Diabetes and heart diseases. There was found to be a significant decrease in inflammation in case of people who had more linoleic acid content in their blood.

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