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Introducing genetically engineered mutant animals like the GM Salmon into our diet, leads to a controversy again. Do you think genetically engineered mutant animals are safe to eat?

The following list contains foods free of additives, preservatives, chemicals, and trans fats. To the best of our knowledge, most of these foods are free of genetically engineered ingredients.

The summer season each year brings wafting memories of a juicy and luscious fruit called litchi. The origins of Litchi lie in southern China where as a crop it has been cultivated uninterruptedly for close to 2500 years. Its geographical propagation has been rather slow, which is due to the short life-span of its seed and the peculiar soil and climatic requirements associated with the plant.A classical instance of this is India which is the second largest producer just behind China, but litchi farming is chronologically speaking, very recent having been introduced only sometime in the middle of the 1700's. Together China and India between themselves produce more than 90% of the world's Litchi, leaving the rest of the world far behind. In the backdrop of all this it is interesting to know the various cultivars and varieties which dot the world of Litchi farming. Most or all of them have their genesis probably in China but have been suitably bred and modified to thrive in countries of their adoption. The terms 'cultivar' and 'variety' have often been used interchangeably but this convention often seems to ignore the obvious differences which exist between the two. A 'cultivar' is bred with the help of vegetative propagation, which could include cutting, grafting,budding and tissue culture and is a product of human effort and ingenuity. A 'variety' on the other hand is a natural phenomenon and is bred through seedlings. A 'variety' will always produce clones of the parent plant, but in a cultivar,there may be slight variation in a progeny compared to the parent particularly in the case of hybrids. The Litchi cultivars in India number about 40 out of which around 12 or 13 are commercially cultivated.The same cultivar or variety may be known by different names in various parts of the country. In China there are about 200 known cultivars although only 20 or so are in commercial farming, which means the genetic repository is much more widespread compared to India but

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In this fast-moving day to day life, where take away food, packaged food, ready to make food containing preservatives is taking an edge over the home cooked food, maintaining a healthy diet is getting difficult. Although healthy eating doesn't mean giving up all you love, limiting your intake, following strict diets that do not allow you to eat enough but it is all about eating right at right time and having food with ample nutrients. One such thing that can make your diet wholesome and healthy, and is considered to be of great benefits is "chicken". Chicken is popular among all age groups. It is scientifically proven that including chicken in your diet will enrich your body with good vitamins, nutrients and make your bones stronger. Poultry meat is considered a valuable food due to the presence of high-value nutrients in it. Perks of poultry meat are amazing. While some part of meat provides us with unsaturated fats which are actually good fats, there are some that are low in calories whose consumption leads to weight loss. Studies performed across the world in the countries with highly diverse population with different culture, nutritional habits and their preferences in food gives the strong proof that there is strong association between good health and chicken. Athletes include poultry meat in their diet on large scale, since the meat is lean meat and helps in building muscles. This diet compliments their workout resulting in quick desired results. Let's take a good look at the benefits, it contains highly digestible proteins present with a low level of cologne. It mainly has vitamins from B group which includes Thiamine, vitamin B-6 which plays a major role in physical and psychological order, a pantothenic acid that has the ability to positively influence your heart it also carries oxygen through our body. Coming to minerals it has an iron that deals with the haemoglobin and red blood cells. Zinc and copper are