India, Oct. 1 -- While there was a huge diversity in nutrient intakes across the states, most Indians obtain a staggering 62 per cent of their calories from carbohydrates, one of the highest rates in the world

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 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)-Delhi. Detaile...