India’s top 8 cities: Nutritional breakdown
Habil
February 1, 2017 - 9:45 am
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Summary
Across the top 8 cities, Delhi shows the highest percentage energy contribution of fat (~30%) across genders, age groups, and key meals and is thus at the highest risk of heart disease and hypertension. Chennai and Hyderabad are the highest in carbohydrate consumption (~57%) due to the inclusion of Idlis and dosas as staples in […]
Across the top 8 cities, Delhi shows the highest percentage energy contribution of fat (~30%) across genders, age groups, and key meals and is thus at the highest risk of heart disease and hypertension.
Chennai and Hyderabad are the highest in carbohydrate consumption (~57%) due to the inclusion of Idlis and dosas as staples in their meals and is thus are most susceptible to diabetes.
Kolkata shows the highest percentage energy contribution due to protein (17%) due to the high proportion of fish included in their meals.
When benchmarked against the ideal PFC ratio of 20:30:50 for an Indian adult, Kolkata comes across as the healthiest city in India.
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