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In 2020, Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition in its report \u2018What India Eats\u2019 said most Indians eat carbohydrate-rich cereals in large quantities and less quantity of high-protein and micronutrient-rich food such as pulses, legumes, fruits, vegetables and meat. This puts them at the risk of lifestyle diseases. \u201cTamil Nadu is among the high incidence states for diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases and strokes. We are seeing an increase in diabetes in rural people including those in lower economic groups. Bringing changes to people\u2019s plates must be the government\u2019s priority,\u201d said senior diabetologist Dr V Mohan. Most grains in the market are refined to increase shelf life. \u201cHealthy whole grains such as wheat or brown rice are expensive,\u201d said Sudha Vasudevan, head, department of foods, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation. \u201cOnce you break the whole grain, things change. The glycemic index \u2014 the relative ability of carbohydrates to increase the level of glucose in the blood \u2014 of flour is almost equal to polished white rice,\u201d she said. Whole grains have their nutrients intact as they come with bran and germ, while refined grains are stripped off these. Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study from 21 countries, published in the British Medical Journal in February, showed higher intake of refined grains was associated with higher mortality and heart disease risk. Refined grains are digested quickly, increase sugar levels and make one feel hungry again. It may not help if one changes to upma, idlis, dosas and other dishes made of millets sold in the market as most of them are polished, studies have shown. \u201cStuffing them with carrots, peas and greens with every meal can make a big difference,\u201d said Meenakshi Bajaj, dietician with Government Multi-super Specialty Hospital, Omandurar. Fat too is necessary. \u201cFor long, we have shunned fat, thinking it is harmful. But research has shown two helpings of full fat dairy products a day may lower the risk of diabetes, hypertension and obesity,\u201d said senior diabetologist Dr Anjana Mohan.<\/p>\n

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