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Enter any Indian household during lunch and you will notice plates filled with rice, rotis, dal, vegetables and curd, but dominated by carbohydrates. A recent ICMR survey involving more than one lakh people found that 62 percent of total calorie intake in India comes from carbs, while only 12 percent comes from protein. This nutritional imbalance is now affecting public health, fueling an alarming rise in diabetes and obesity. With over 100 million diabetics, India faces a major diet crisis. How can the country fix its food habits and improve nutrition? Palki Sharma explains. 


 Is Indian diet fueling diabetes and obesity? | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

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Is Indian diet fueling diabetes and obesity? | Vantage with Palki Sha...