S. Uma Mageshwari ¹, P. Tamilarasi ¹

Affiliations
1 Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Deemed University, Coimbatore-641 043, IN

Abstract

Sodium is a mineral that occurs naturally in most foods. The main source of sodium in the diet is the cooking salt containing sodium chloride which is added during food preparation, it brings out natural flavours and makes food taste better. Sodium is also added to many foods to preserve them.

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P. Tamilarasi ¹, N. S. Sasirekha ¹

Affiliations
1 Sri Avinashilingam Home Science College for Women, Coimbatore-641 043, IN

Abstract

Adolescents with special reference to girls are concerned about their weight. Obesity occuring in adolescents tends to remain through out life. Storz and Greene state that above one third of adolescents studied were obese and remained so as adults.

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P. Tamilarasi

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The subject matter in the book on "Food Facts" consists of two parts in Part I, the emphasis is placed on the choice of food, deterioration of food and safety and procedures for preserving food Inorder to understand and acquire simple basic skills in food preparation it highlights the cooking principles and relates these principles to methods of preparation.

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