Jaggery, often seen as a healthier alternative to white sugar, retains trace minerals due to less processing. However, it is still sugar, with similar calories and health risks. Moderation is essential, as replacing sugar with jaggery does not automatically make a diet healthier.
Urban Telangana recorded highest per capita calorie intake in the country in 2023-24, according to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data
The disruption in the body's biological clock, or circadian misalignment, brought about by working night shifts affects the hormones which regulating appetite, the team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, UK, said.
