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Kuttu Rich in fibre and resistant starch, buckwheat/kuttu is a super food of sorts. Our body burns up to 30 per cent more calories digesting fibre than it does eating other nutrients because roughage takes a long time to break down. Eating food rich in resistant starch helps accelerate fat burning. Our body doesn't digest or absorb this super nutrient, so it does not contribute to body fat. How to consume: Make rotis, puris, dosa or pakoras from this versatile grain and it's flour. Kulith The body burns more energy processing dietary protein than it does carbohydrates or fats. The act of digesting protein therefore boosts your metabolism more than other nutrients. Horse gram or kulith being one of the richest vegetarian sources of proteins, improves your metabolism. How to consume: You can use it to make soup, veggie, curry, khichdi or pulao. Kavat Wood-apple or kavat ( Kotha in Gujarati , Kavath in Marathi) is one of the many incredible native and seasonal winter fru...

High levels of cereal fibre and magnesium are associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes melitus,according to reportin the Archives of Internal Medicine .The findings stem from an analysis performed by Matthias B Schulze and colleagues from the German Institute of Human Nutrition PotsdamRehbruecke.Compared to the subjects with the lowest cereal fibre intake,those with the highest intake had a 28% reduction in diabetes risk.Fruit and vegetable fibre intake,by contrast,did not affect the risk.