Don’t mix lauki with other vegetable juices

NEW DELHI: The verdict on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's weight loss drink, lauki juice, is out.First, slice a piece from lauki (bottle gourd), taste if it's better. If it's bitter, discard it immediately, says an expert panel commissioned by the Indian Council of Medical Research ( ICMR).

The panel - headed by professor S K Sharma, who is the head of department of medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences - warns against a common practice of mixing juices of other vegetables with lauki. The new recommendation says "Lauki juice should not be mixed with any other juice".

It adds "A small piece of lauki should be tasted before extracting the juice to ensure that it's not bitter. After consumption of lauki juice, if there is any discomfort like nausea, vomiting, the person should immediately be rushed to the nearest hospital."

Read more at: The Times of India