According to the latest evidence generated from the Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study published in Nature Medicine, India’s rapidly changing eating habits are fueling dramatic rises in diabetes and obesity.

The cross-sectional survey was conducted in collaboration with the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) and included a nationally representative sample of 1,21,077 Indian adults from urban and rural areas of 36 states, union territories, and the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

Detailed dietary data from every fifth participant were used to characterise India’s dietary profile across regions and examine inter- and intra-regional differences in macronutrient intakes and associated metabolic risk.

The major findings of the Indian diet

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