The Meetha.org Podcast

“Count Memories, Not Calories!” – Mr. Ravi Gupta

This week on the meetha podcast, we are fortunate to host Mr. Ravi Gupta, Director, Shree Renuka Sugars. In the podcast, we explored sugar & health from the perspective of a sugar producer. This podcast includes discussions around sugar quality, consumption, culture, as well as the newly drafted FOPL rule by FSSAI.

In the Sugar & Health Talk Series, we will be hosting nutritionists, doctors, dieticians, and experts to discuss different aspects around ‘Sugar & Health’.

In this episode, we have a special guest Ms Karanika Mahindra. Ms Karanika is a Clinical Nutritionist & Diet educator. She has completed her post-graduation in Food Science and Nutrition, she has gained extensive industrial and clinical exposure with India’s leading nutritionists and affluent diet mentors. She has worked with clients from all walks of life & across continents; from businessmen to students to sports persons & homemakers. She caters to a diverse clientele from those simply looking for weight management, to those struggling with PCOS/ Thyroid/ Diabetes/ Heart health/ IBS.

In this episode of 'Sugar & Health' Podcast meetha.org hosted Dr Seema Jaiswal, visiting faculty at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. In this episode, Dr. Jaiswal will be presenting her views on ‘How to Accommodate Sugar in a Healthy Lifestyle’.

Dr Jaiswal has M.Sc. degree in Food & Nutrition and has completed her PhD from CJSM University.  She has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience. Dr Jaiswal has published several research papers in national and international journals. Dr Jaiswal has also participated in various national and international conferences and seminars.

The third episode of the 'Sugar & Health' podcast series presents an informative conversation with Dr Rachna Kucheria, MD MPH and founder of P Genie India. She has 27 years of experience working in India and the U.S.

In the conversation, she speaks about keys to a healthy lifestyle are 'Eat home food and Keep moving'.

In the second episode of the 'Sugar & Health' podcast series, we present a conversation with Sujata Suri. Sujata Suri is a Certified Health Transformation Coach, Weight Management Specialist, Exercise Specialist, and Fitness Educator having spent over 18 years of experience in the field of health and wellness, including the fitness industry. She is the co-founder of Felicity Fitness. 

Do you know "If you eliminate sugar life and food will be taste less."

Listen to the 'Sugar and Health' Podcast, "Role of Sugar in Culinary World" with @chefananyabanerjee to find out what sugar brings to food!

Chef Ananya Banerjee is a renowned chef, artist, and author. 

Ms. Deepika Lalwani, a certified fitness coach, Yoga trainer, nutritionist, and hypnotherapist with 10 years of experience in the field of fitness. She recently won the title of Female Fitness model in the prestigious competition BodyPower Fit Factor, Feb 2020. She is a proud mother of a 10-year-old and has been practicing Yoga since childhood. She started her full-fledged fitness journey by taking a resolution to lose her post-pregnancy weight. After that, there was no looking back and today she is successfully training people from all walks of life, from marathoners and cyclists to singers, actors, and other people from the TV and film fraternity. Her client list also includes new-moms, women having PCOD and PCOS issues. She is helping people with a history of depression and anxiety through guided meditation.

A successful professional and a doting mother, Bharati Balaji, Director, Indian Sugar Mills Association shares her insights on making our lives a bit sweeter without compromising on our health. A Corporate Lawyer with over 18 years of experience having worked with various Corporate houses with a targeted emphasis in Corporate, Litigation, Policy-Making, and Regulatory Compliances, Ms. Balaji is enjoying dabbling with baking currently.

For the former national-level squash player, health is a key priority. In this episode of the Meetha.org Podcast, ISMA Vice President and Managing Director of The Ugar Sugar Works Ltd., Mr. Niraj Shirgaokar shares practical insights into maintaining a fitness regime despite the rigmarole of a busy schedule. He also talks about how he has had to adapt to the 'new normal' in wake of Covid-19 and how sugar is providing all of us with bursts of joy! 

In a free-flowing conversation, Mr Vivek M Pittie, President of the Indian Sugar Mills Association shares his insights into healthy consumption of sugar and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. He opines that sugar, which is often made out to be the devil when comes to weight-gain or other related diseases, is not the real culprit here, but our increasingly sedentary lifestyle is actually the underlying problem at hand.