What is the daily requirement of vegetables for a healthy person as per ICMR?
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Scientists and nutritionists from across the country will analyse data from several Indian studies to check if the recommended carbohydrate intake in the dietary guidelines provided by the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition needs to be lowered, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director general Soumya Swaminathan said. The council will also recommend policy changes that will make healthy foods more affordable, she said.
Last week, a study published in the medical journal Lancet, overturned the conventional medical wisdom on dietary intake. The study showed that people who cut back on fats had shorter lives than those who enjoyed oil, butter, cheese and meat. It also suggested that carbs created complication. “We have to take the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study seriously because two teams from north and south India surveyed people here too,“ said Swaminathan.
Most Indians have a carbo hydrate-rich diet as they cannot afford proteins or fat.“Healthy diet is expensive and still out of reach for many,“ said Swaminathan, adding food subsidies provide free rice, not fruit, vegetable or dal. According to the ICMR manual, a balanced diet has 50%-60% of calories from carbohydrates, and 20%-30% from fat. “We too recommended some amount of fat, as most cardiac arrests and strokes aren't triggered by cholesterol, but by triglycerides. We should see if we can cut down carbs and increase protein,“ said former National Institute of Nutrition director B Sesikeran.Triglycerides come from “bad“ carbs like high sugar and processed food and lack of legumes, fruit and vegetables.
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation president Dr V Mohan, who was a part of the PURE study, said, “We have been collecting data for ICMR's India diabetes study. In two years, we will have detailed India-specific information."
Last week, a study published in the medical journal Lancet, overturned the conventional medical wisdom on dietary intake. The study showed that people who cut back on fats had shorter lives than those who enjoyed oil, butter, cheese and meat. It also suggested that carbs created complication. “We have to take the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study seriously because two teams from north and south India surveyed people here too,“ said Swaminathan.
Most Indians have a carbo hydrate-rich diet as they cannot afford proteins or fat.“Healthy diet is expensive and still out of reach for many,“ said Swaminathan, adding food subsidies provide free rice, not fruit, vegetable or dal. According to the ICMR manual, a balanced diet has 50%-60% of calories from carbohydrates, and 20%-30% from fat. “We too recommended some amount of fat, as most cardiac arrests and strokes aren't triggered by cholesterol, but by triglycerides. We should see if we can cut down carbs and increase protein,“ said former National Institute of Nutrition director B Sesikeran.Triglycerides come from “bad“ carbs like high sugar and processed food and lack of legumes, fruit and vegetables.
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation president Dr V Mohan, who was a part of the PURE study, said, “We have been collecting data for ICMR's India diabetes study. In two years, we will have detailed India-specific information."
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