43.33 Krish Ashok on Food
Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
2:41 - Why areas with inequality have better food & hospitality
11:43 - Indian food choices vs Western food choices
18:12 - Is eating basic grains healthy for us?
23:39 - Bluezones
25:37 - Single women & married men live longer
26:43 - Processed & frozen American food vs fresh Indian food
30:58 - Is storing food in the fridge unhealthier?
37:01 - Does microwave food cause cancer?
39:47 - Heating reduces nutrition more than freezing
41:12 - Induction cooking vs gas cooking
42:28 - Is non-stick cookware unhealthy?
46:19 - Is Haldi a superfood?
49:32 - What is detox exactly?
55:30 - Is too much palak (spinach) healthy for you?
59:13 - Is green smoothie a scam?
1:01:56 - How much fat should one consume daily?
1:04:00 - How is cancer directly proportional to the wealth of the country?
1:06:45 - Cancer is inevitable
1:07:57 - How plants and animals evolve in an ecosystem
1:11:08 - Do humans need to consume meat?
1:12:27 - Why do North Indians consume more milk?
1:16:03 - Why is lactose intolerance increasing in India?
1:19:00 - Is eating insects healthy?
1:22:42 - Thank you!
Takeaways
- Food is better where inequality is more. Kings had better cuisine.
- Rice is cooked faster than Chapati. Therefore, women in south India went to school first, followed by women in north India.
- Indians eat staple food more than proteins. This is the main reason for diabetes.
- Water-soluble vitamins may be reduced in refrigerated food.
- However, that is minimal. At the time of cooking, only maximum ingredients get lost.
- Do not eat raw food; the body cannot extract all the nutrients from raw food/salad.
- Moisture gets removed in the refrigerator.
- Ordering food or eating out is more unhealthy than eating leftovers from the refrigerator.
- Balanced food is more important than eating one type of fresh food.
- Microwaving food does not cause cancer.
- The microwave heats the water molecules in the food.
- It reduces fewer nutrients than when heating a pan/gas stove.
- Spices like turmeric and clove are suitable but for limited consumption.
- Everything in excess is dangerous.
- Detoxification is for the liver and kidney only. Detox is giving a break to the organs.
- Plants are living beings and do not want to be eaten. For agricultural purposes, we have domesticated a few plants as per our need.
