India’s Obesity Time Bomb

Almost 1 in 4 adults is considered overweight or obese in India. As junk food giants push into developing nations with weaker public health awareness, campaigners are calling for tougher regulation.
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[@MedlifeCrisis]

Glad to see this being covered. The problems aren’t unique to India but we have a few adverse issues stacked against us. South Asians appear to develop diabetes and cardiovascular disease at a lower BMI and no one is quite sure why. There is a theory that the famines mentioned in the video, especially severe during Empire, have genetically “primed” Indians to develop this. South Asians are hugely over represented among my patients in spite of making up small numbers of the overall population in the UK, and develop problems at a young age. Secondly Indian food is labour intensive so as women already shoulder most of childcare and household duties, as they have entered the workplace, they are particularly susceptible to choosing processed options that might make their life easier when feeding the family, thirdly Indian work culture is intense (see Narayana Murthy just yesterday proposing a 70 hour work week) so even young single people simply don’t have the time to make healthy choices and cook at home. Swiggy etc is too easy. The change in average waistline since my birth in the 80s has been so dramatic. But money rules all and every government welcomes in multinationals.

[@she3479]

That's fascinating to learn I feel that the same can also be said for other countries particularly in Africa As a Kenyan, I can confirm that waistlines are also increasing. We also have a shared history of famines like India and for some reason, fatness is considered a status symbol which is weird

[@Aurora-bv1ys]

Hi Rohin

[@Informativeeye]

@@she3479 Famine was a common thing across the globe prior to Industrial revolution.

[@WastedBananas]

if it its due to famines then you should see similar results in Irish, Ukrainians, African, Chinese, etc. so many different populations have experienced those conditions in recent times.

[@etta5487]

70 hour work week?!?!?! Im gonna be sick

[@thegracienetwork7847]

I came from USA to work in Kerala & I remember wealthier people were overweight, bad skin, while poorer people in were slim, glowing skin, white teeth. Made me question my eating habits!

[@cosmopolitanape6969]

@@thegracienetwork7847 poverty fixes everything that’s why Indian government is increasing taxes, reducing income tax slab levels, and introducing inflation to make more people poor and healthy

[@cosmopolitanape6969]

@Vegetawassigma It's called Sarcasm

[@casper98204]

I live in an apartment complex in the US occupied predominantly by East Indian H1B visa holders working IT for FedEx. Most are obese. 0:09

[@JimmyGeorge1]

Genetics can significantly influence factors like obesity and skin health, though environmental factors and lifestyle choices also play an important role. I hope you had a great time in Kerala.

[@SirinaX]

​@@cosmopolitanape6969😂😂😂

[@varshasindhu5672]

One BIG problem is that adults are constantly giving sugar and junk food to kids. They think it is a treat for kids and shows love for the child. If you try to stop them, they consider you too strict and a joy-killer. All junk food should be labelled as “Unsafe for children’s consumption”.

[@firestone9698]

No. Let the kids eat chocolate. We were also kids once. These things will stop once you get older. As you age your taste preference for sugar reduces.

[@ZaheenRahmanxoxo]

I’m bangali and my grandparents do this :/

[@sampathkumar-qk9wg]

​@@firestone9698tuu😊p

[@itsmeagain0]

who have the patience to cook now? we seek easy life. everybody is living that way be it poor or rich.

[@imafackinjunglist]

No. Fast food is the same as any other food. If it’s all you eat, all of the time, you will get ill. There is not a single type of food on the planet you can eat 2/3 of the time and not end up with some kind of nutrition deficiency.

[@beatbuildersstudio]

I used to work for a big pharma company. The sad thing about 10 years ago they were predicting a rise in diabetes in India. They were happy because that meant selling more diabetes drugs. They really werent trying to tackle the cause of the problem.

[@Sofi.9698]

😮I can't believe what humans are capable of doing in order to get money. 😢 Here in my country Mexico we are in the same situation.

[@3rdworldgwaming467]

Haha...can u guess what else out there thats's quite recent(like about 2years recent) In terms of "implementation into societies worldwide" makes big Pharma happy?....Here's a clue...it starts with "V". It's odd na?...wen u see soo many younger n younger folks who never had a history of health/heart issues just dropping like flies around the world. Strange that no-one in power or governance even points a finger or makes a notion of what im talking about. It should be easy for u to guess what im talking about...since u worked for big Pharma. This world is run by evil is mostly wat im led to believe these days from my diggin in....who knows what the truth is...but clearly it's looking like a grim reality for all of us in terms of our mortality rates since the past two years till now.

[@vinsin328]

Because that is not their job.

[@darkwing3713]

Most corporations are parasites.

[@rebeccahicks2392]

To be fair, tackling the cause of this problem isn't really the job of pharma companies. What could they even do? Sell magic diet pills?

[@mirrazashah8961]

I am in my mid-twenties struggling with being overweight, there are too many factors leading to the obesity. 1. Sedentary Lifestyle 2. Overeating as a solution to managing stress. 3. Socializing with family and friends means access to more food 4. Pop-up of thousands of F&B options 5. Lack of knowledge amongst the public about proper nutrition and fitness.

[@ernstyong7212]

Track your calories and try going on a walk to stop sedentary lifestyle

[@NicholasWHaley7]

A lot of that sounds like personal decisions/choices. Unfortunately it is very hard to lose weight but the weight didn’t jump on over night and if you’re in America, there were plenty of outlets that told people being overweight is not healthy and you can literally google anything about it. Eat less, move more.

[@robertdavidson8028]

@@NicholasWHaley7 Eating the right things is also key. I refer you to my little post in response to @MedlifeCrisis above.

[@mirrazashah8961]

@ernstyong7212 Yes, I have quit eating fast food, processed food/snacks and eating home cooked food. Walking and exercising regularly to cut down weight for some time.

[@aryanram02]

Go outside lol. Dont stare at ur screen all the time, just go outside, ride a cycle or just walk both stress and weight will reduce. If u keep using fancy words for your ignorance and laziness you will just be the same man sorry for being rude.

[@Invincible_joe]

It's a common myth that we are becoming obese coz of western food, which is not entirely true. Our food such as Samosa, Vadapav, jalebi and many other fried fitters are just as bad as a burger or Pizza. What really is causing obesity in Indians is the fact that we're becoming more and more sedentary and not moving as much as we're eating. When you don't exercise or exert urself, and even if u don't eat junk food or sugary drinks, you're still prone to obesity because whatever you're eating, isn't being consumed by body entirely and genetically it gets stored as fats. One can eat as much healthy food as they want but the bottom line remains the fact that we NEED to exercise mandatorily.

[@voidninja9134]

During 2000s I see less obese people even they consume indian snacks but in less quantity nowdays even teenagers are obese because they mostly eat outside home...also easy to order food via online

[@theunknown21329]

Fr, samosas are no joke. 2 samosas are easily worth 500-600 calories. And they aren't satiating at all.

[@Invincible_joe]

@@theunknown21329 Indeed and in winters especially having two samosas with chhole hot, you are looking at anywhere between 700 calories.

[@RajaRamMohanKaay]

Western Propaganda. One side they potrait india has 33% population who can't eat two times a meal. Secondly they say india has obesity problem. Come out of cities. India has lowest obesity rates in the world.

[@t-.-t.]

Pizza is way more nutritious than most fried Indian snacks. Pizza doesn't contain any bad cholesterol. Most fried food you eat outside is fried in low quality oil and refried hundreds of times in the same oil which is literally poisonous. You're not even meant to fry in same oil more than once. So, i use airfrier at home itself to make snacks

[@dexterosity]

There is so much money in lobbying for these companies that 99% of people in the government will never pass safety laws. The pay by companies is far far too great.

[@212go]

hope Courts can interfere!

[@yongchen4158]

Money talk even government funds are contributed campaign bottom line is all about money money business business money

[@tempaccount7024]

@@212go courts haven't done much for a while and have been making decisions in accordance with the ruling party's agenda for years (including the "supreme" court). i don't see anything happening unless there's a change on the community level throughout the country or at least in districts.

[@akIndia10]

Modi government introduced electoral bonds and these MNC s will continue funding the NDA government from the profits extracted by jeopardizing the health of the people.

[@dexterosity]

100%. If Modi stays for one more term, India's democracy is taking a really big hit and people who will pay the most will be us and our children.@@akIndia10

[@RandomBerserker]

I am from that era where schools didn't have canteens and we used to eat healthy home-cooked meals such as chapati, rice, and vegetables(sabzi). Which used to be healthy and tasty, but now parents are both working, don't have time to cook meals for their children's, and it's really heartbreaking because it's not just a food we're giving up on; it's the culture of our food we're letting down.

[@sharathgadasally2309]

Couldn’t agree more. USA went through similar struggles - and India needs to learn from what happened in US.

[@RandomBerserker]

@@sharathgadasally2309 We should learn and implement on community level.

[@RISUPANDEY]

le my school-still don't have a canteen

[@nathangamble125]

India has some of the best traditional food of any country, and it has a huge influence on the food of Britain, where I live (Chicken Tikka Masala, which was invented here by Bengali immigrants, is our national dish!). It's sad to see curries, biryanis, chutneys, and thalis being replaced with unhealthy and ultra-processed rubbish in their original homeland.

[@nahor88]

@@nathangamble125 Traditional Indian food is delicious, but can be quite unhealthy in it's own right, lol. A lot of curries are loaded with saturated fats, and to top it off are often eaten with some type of bread or rice. Biryani is one of my favorite Indian dishes, but I eat it sparingly, especially Dum Biryani which is the worst of both worlds. Diabetes was a common issue in India even before the junk food. It's the same problem the Philippines is experiencing; the food was made to refuel the body after hard, agricultural labor. Now people work white-collared jobs while still eating that same food.

[@littlestar5737]

We visited my aunt's house in India few years back. She was so proud telling us how "modern" Indian food industry has become since BK, McD, KFC and other fast food chains entered Indian markets. According to her Maggi noodles was equivalent to a home cooked meal. Personally, I think we've stopped listening to our bodies and often ignore early signs.

[@zotsuu5240]

I just want to say I was overweight 97 kgs to be precise on 10th November 2021, Today is 7th November 2023 almost 2 years and I am 66.7kgs . My height is 5’8. The only advice I can give is buy a kitchen scale and be in calorie deficit. No 30 min abs workout or drinking honey lemon water is going to help you .

[@Pulkit__7]

This!!

[@samk6051]

Exactly 💯

[@boomerang0101]

Fake

[@ichbinschlechtinclashroyal6833]

​@@boomerang0101how?

[@Sand_1995]

I am 5'7 and 38KGs. Reduced my weight by 30kgs due to body dysmorphia

[@ashutoshmahajan7199]

As a fitness enthusiast, I am liking this video in hope that this warning reached thick skinned food regulators in New Delhi and unhealthy people who spoil health of their children with sugar!

[@Pp.703]

Eating out & going to Mc Donald should also be regulated by govt😂

[@tomaccino]

But then how are fast food companies and their investors supposed to make money? SHAREHOLDER'S LIVES MATTER

[@da_revo5747]

individuals need to be responsible for their actions. Banning or taxing food is not the solution

[@denizoran]

@@da_revo5747Under that logic, individuals should be left aside to be responsible to pay Govt taxes also. No need to put penalty on them for not paying the taxes. Let people be more responsible, why penalise them? Just like let people be more responsible against the terrible and aggressively marketed empty calorie fast food, why penalise the companies producing it?

[@denizoran]

⁠@@Pp.703 The kind of empty calorie and unhealthy food being served in those fast-food eat outs is what needs regulation by the govt. If you take time to read about the regulatory weakness of the Govt of India and the joke that is the FSSAI, you'd know how willfully incompetent the Govt has been in front of the massive sugar and junk food lobbies. Laugh emoji won't then be your best compensatory expression from the keyboard then.

[@sandipkamat5604]

Not just Western junk food but Indian food items and snacks like biriani,samsara,batatvada;sweets like gulabjamun and all the other milk products are very unhealthy.

[@charlesbronson9402]

Esp the snacks and pappadum, too

[@vinayakagowda6308]

Milk products like paneer and ghee isn't necessarily unhealthy, it's the proceed stuff like cheese slices that is unhealthy.

[@jarjarbinks3193]

@@vinayakagowda6308 All milk products are unhealthy, especially if you are an adult! They are more like an indulgence meant to be enjoyed once in a while. That is pretty much it.

[@idirhhrin8876]

or maybe because their diets consist of 80% carbs and they refuse to eat beef

[@Prakhar2410]

These foods used to be perfect for providing the body all calories, as Indians, a century ago, used to work very hard. But now due to change in lifestyle, and low physical activity, these foods have become poison for most. Also, the foods at that time used to be very precious and hard to obtain, for example: 95% of the people ate things like gulabjamun atmost 4-5 times a year (mostly during festivals) whereas the refined sugar, maida and many more were next to impossible to obtain at that time for like 95% of the population, but now the packaged food industry has caused a lot of issues by introducing cheap, unhealthy and addicting foods and that's the issue. Even today, the typical Indian meal consisting of rice, roti, dal, ragi, sabzi, salad, idli, dosa or omelette are perfect and not at all harmful, but people nowadays are addicted to quick and cheap junk foods (like packaged bread, sweet biscuits, cornflakes, cold drinks, maggi, these items are extremely harmful) and no physical exercise

[@ruralhobo]

I'm really surprised by this because I grew up in India and always found its non-fast food delicious. Also when I studied agriculture I learned how incredibly wise traditional Indian cooking is in terms of protein (balancing aminoacids) and vitamins. I went back to rice with dahl and/or slightly acidic curries (through yoghurt or tamarind) to get my BMI back under 25 and it worked.

[@Red_Neck]

Part of the problem is that Indian cuisine is very work intensive. It's just easier to order fast food. People tend to gravitate towards convenience.

[@cocochocookiedough]

❤❤❤

[@fingerprint5511]

@@Red_Neck But well worth the effort, Indian food is absolutely delicious and healthy

[@Red_Neck]

@@fingerprint5511 no one's denying that.

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

Hmm you must have farted a lot with dal.

[@boneym328]

I’m a Keralite living in a western country. My dad used to wake me up and my sister at 6:00 AM and make us exercise before going to school everyday. We as a family works out including my mom and eat healthy. I still goes to gym, so my dad who is in his 60s. He is hitting hard in gym and lose 15 kgs recently. I’m proud of my upbringing.

[@abdullahansari437]

I come from a completely opposite family and started being fit a year ago. Yours is the kind of family culture I wish to have when I start mine.

[@박지아글로벌인재대학]

someone from Kerala@Adityakumar-px8xd

[@ichbinschlechtinclashroyal6833]

​@Adityakumar-px8xdinhabitant of the Indian state of Kerala

[@HowieHoward-ti3dx]

Sleep is also important.

[@welcometothesaltyspitoon]

​@@HowieHoward-ti3dxI don't think they're missing any sleep. They probably go to bed early, judging from how health-conscious they are.

[@legendnaveendelu7209]

Education about health is urgently needed in the common households.

[@boremir3956]

No the big problem is that in every country where fast food corporations are allowed to do their business freely, you see a rise in obesity and metabolic diseases. Why do people refuse to understand that it's not the issue of personal responsibility but that these fast food corporations are allowed to sell their junk that is killing millions.

[@ShailendraSingh-ex6yj]

Everyone here is commenting on the food. Literally, our cities/towns are designed in such a way that public access to parks, bicycle lanes etc. is limited, the choice is between an expensive (consider the median income) indoor workout facility or barely any cardio.

[@revyr7439]

Absolutely spot on, this is bigger problem then dietary preferences. Our whole urban infrastructure, especially old cities, doesn't co-operate human health in its verticals of human development and planning.

[@shukracharya_]

Not designed

[@kriketprayme]

That's why small cities are the best. I come from a very small city in UP, and I am realizing only now how amazing and peaceful life is there with 2 rivers, parks, river-side pathways and farm fields all around and we also get fresh and cheap veggies all year around.

[@Pp.703]

​​@@kriketpraymeAbsolutely right, people are blaming food, but not the lifestyle they have chosen. Everyone is running after money. As everyone is working eating out is new trend. US have parks, Gardens & other facilities & planned town, so what? They are facing obesity problem.

[@rum81]

Our cities have so bad air quality that even taking long walks for health is not possible

[@posteroonie]

The same pattern has been repeated numerous times: USA, Mexico, Philippines, etc. Western companies are often the spearhead but even without them local businessmen see the fast food business model and start to provide pizza, sugary drinks, processed snack foods, etc.

[@boremir3956]

Exactly, it's not an issue of personal responsibility like so many people in these comments are talking about. It's all because of these fast food corporations. They need to be regulated.

[@tuckerbugeater]

Are you saying personal responsibility has degraded with time?

[@МатвейКовалёв-т7ш]

​@@boremir3956 cry, baby

[@eeeertoo2597]

​@@tuckerbugeaterregulations on food has

[@Mayakran]

@@tuckerbugeaterthe fact that places that don’t have these environmental factors show less obesity is very telling.

[@spacetime3]

This is so important for Indians and Indian parents to understand. We are affected 3 fold not just by our unregulated marketing of foods that we have in India we also have a genetic predisposition due to the famines of the past & and like America we don't have socialized Health care. Regardless of history, the important message is even more important that we address this issue now before we have an unfit and useless population that can't defend itself or even pay for its medical care we will see huge numbers of unnecessary deaths and in India, if you have huge medical bills that can cripple the poor and middle class you won't see any mobility. DO NOT become a cash cow for unscrupulous companies profiteering on human addiction and evil marketing tactics, no one will save you.

[@hardik875]

Unlike in America, India HAS socialized health care. Check facts before

[@spacetime3]

@@hardik875 my bad unclear here, an effective socialized care, with the obesity epidemic is so underfunded it won't be able to cope. A large majority go to private care.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@hardik875 America HAS socialized healthcare if you just don't pay the bill. Check facts before

[@WastedBananas]

The famines of the past is a THEORY not a proven fact. There have been plenty of famines EVERYWHERE in the world including China, Ukraine, Africa, Ireland, etc. So shouldn’t they be affected the same way?

[@spacetime3]

@@WastedBananas Different population react differently to environmental effects, not all people who suffered famines might have triggered famine genes to kick in, its also dependant on prolonged famines when these famines occur, how many, etc.

[@vidhisumariya]

In India, food options can be just as unhealthy as in the west, and the main problem is sedentary lifestyles that don't promote enough physical activity.

[@rbe6963]

No

[@mtarkes]

Just eat vegan, you will be skin and bones for life

[@sulembape695]

@AmazingbrownIndians what did you smoke before writing this comment?

[@LauraB.335]

The main problem is not a sedentary lifestyle. It certainly doesn’t help, but the main problem is insulin resistance caused by eating too many carbs.

[@tuckerbugeater]

Eating meat is bad for the planet

[@imdun7093]

Honestly it's shocking to hear current cardiac cases. Specially among young people (between the age of 13-45). Such cardiac cases have especially increased due to packed food.

[@jikkkjvghj]

How abt vaccines

[@eeeertoo2597]

​@@jikkkjvghjThey've been happening everywhere long before vaccines lol.

[@hoosieraussis1]

I'm American. Please learn from our mistakes and do better than us. I'm glad you are having this conversation before you get to where we have gotten.

[@tuckerbugeater]

Then you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about

[@miaomiaou_]

@@tuckerbugeaterIt’s not that we don’t know where we’ve gone wrong but mostly we don’t have much power individually to change the food landscape in the US. Our legislators even struggle to fight the food industry here, but we need change!

[@hoosieraussis1]

@@tuckerbugeater What specifically? Americans haven't made mistakes with our food? I shouldn't be glad that India is having the conversation about food? India is not having the conversation? I made a very general, non-controversial statement.

[@duanehorton4680]

Better than we, not better than us.

[@Bitsiansk]

@@duanehorton4680 what?! where did you learn english from XD

[@Yomest-ip3tq]

One of my friends makes up 79% of india's entire obesity rate man.

[@HBC200]

Bruhhhhhhh☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@thevioletgirl17]

The worst part is we as Indians are genetically more prone to getting type 2 diabetes earlier in life. And this just makes it far worse.

[@himadrijoshi]

We have the British to “thank” for that

[@whentheimposterissus8376]

Well thankfully I reversed my Prediabetes .

[@XNY556-Apple]

A person can only blame himself for his lack of willpower. But I suppose these days it's easier to play the victim game and blame others. The British are wandering the streets of India forcing junk food down your throat.@@himadrijoshi

[@himadrijoshi]

@@XNY556-Apple a history lesson is due for you ;) start with a google or KZbin search, and ye shall find. It is, of course, so much easier to drop an uninformed comment / reply online than it is to do any research first.

[@Lucid-dream3]

​@@XNY556-Apple I think they meant genetics and evolution wise

[@AbhilashSanap-go1bb]

Bengal famine killing 3 million people is a very underreported number! Various independent researchers put the estimate around 10 million.

[@blazer9547]

Happened due to invasion by japan

[@stefangabor5985]

“The industry wants to be part of the solution”, how? Isn’t their own interest that’s at stake?

[@abhirajprasad3853]

Their interest is at stake if their interest is in money over people’s physical wellbeing. Giant corporations don’t care about people because when it comes to them, people are nothing but a statistic in their book, big corporations remove the humanity of the people from the equation in turn putting needs of the few: ultra rich corporate zombies, over the needs of the many.

[@idk-kx8nx]

i'm betting it's just empty promises. unfortunately, new brands dedicated to providing food that is genuinely balanced and nutrient dense happen to be very expensive, and food giants like unilever would love to rake in profits from India since the rest of the world is getting more aware about proper nutrition and putting regulations against them.

[@leandrog2785]

They want to be part of the solution because regardless of what they do, solutions will be proposed and enacted, so it's very much in their best interest to try to control as much as possible what the solution is, so they can do it in a way that favors them. Which ultimately means undermining the whole idea of eating healthy.

[@Aurora-bv1ys]

lies

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

10 years ago this story would have been seen as unthinkable. It's amazing how fast the world economy is developing.

[@Mr.Showbiz]

A very similar situation where I live in Malaysia. Highly processed snacks and foods being sold on all corners at all times of day, horrible work-life balance so no time or energy to cook, lack of / completely decrepit community areas so no way to play sports or do physical activity without having to drive halfway across town.

[@yellowbird5411]

Walking can be done anywhere at any time. Even if you simply walk down the street and back, then down the other way and back, then up, then down, so your neighbors don't think you are spying on them. Sometimes I just walk up and down my long driveway, over and over. An older woman I knew was rehabilitating from pneumonia, and she started walking around her living room, through the kitchen and back around again. She did it on her walker at least twice a day. She regained her strength and it didn't take too long.

[@eeeertoo2597]

​@@yellowbird5411Unfortunately, walking is very useless in these situations

[@annah995]

@@yellowbird5411 walking doesn't help much, if your calory intake is soo high. And in KL on a normal hot day you don't want to walk due to the climate and all the cars (I dislike walking in KL, my husband is from there). In Germany, we walk a lot, but obesity is really high due to the food.

[@shashwatsinha2704]

KL is still much better than indian cities for waking

[@anirudha4176]

It's been a year since I completely stopped eating junk food and I've lost a lot of weight and my moods have drastically improved too. I've completely lost cravings for those processed foods as well. These foods have a terrible effect on both your short term/long term health.

[@Sheiwangi]

How did you stop your cravings? I'm struggling with it! I really want to help myself but I'm unable to stop eating chips and chocolate. I easily end up eating 2 packs of chips and chocolates almost everyday. Please help! I want to stop.

[@aaykay4060]

@@Sheiwangisome willpower is required. When I started working out and seeing results then that was motivation to not undo those results with junk food. I make sure to always have healthy food options easily available so that I’m not tempted by junk food. Occasionally I’ll allow myself a treat of something like chips, or McDonalds but very rarely.

[@MrCmon113]

What foods? "Processed" is not a food group. An amino acid is an amino acid. A fatty acid is a fatty acid. It doesn't matter what the history of how those substances enter your body is.

[@ScooterCat64]

@@MrCmon113 Surely you can tell that a Cheeto is more processed than an apple

[@Bitsiansk]

@@Sheiwangi hey shift for healthy options like oats chips with no palm oil and very minimal sugar or try nuts as snaks

[@SH-gg3up]

Time. Plain and simple. Indian food takes a lot of time to prepare generally speaking. Additionally, both parents are usually working long hours these days and joint family structures are not very common anymore. This breakup of family time takes a toll on everyone.

[@MusicismoreImportant]

But which part of the country Not everyone is obese

[@smurugan12]

To add to that more office working hours, forcing people to switch to frozen food.

[@desiprankstv1605]

It’s not only that. It’s also the more sedentary lifestyles, less physically demanding jobs. More people with cars. Less time walking outside. More fast food readily available due to big corporations. Soft drinks. Food delivery. Time plays a role, for sure, but it’s other factors than just that.

[@MusicismoreImportant]

@@desiprankstv1605 soan papdi and jalebi??

[@kzal421]

Nah...at one point of time my parents were both working. But still we had healthy home made food. It's all about priorities. I can easily make breakfast & lunch for 4 people in an hour. With some prep done the day before together with the family. Like cutting vegetables we all do it as a family. It's also quality time spend together. Sedentary lifestyle is more of the problem. I used to home cooked food , even most of veg were grown in home. But i still gained weight because I wasn't active.

[@himanshusirohi2403]

During the 200 years British Raj, there were around 190 famines of different scale and around 20 were of large scale. This just means that during 200 years of Raj, every year there was famine in some part of India.

[@User-059-42]

What has that got to do with obesity in india today.

[@knownanonymous1791]

Wrong video himanshu XD

[@ObsidianSpearhead]

During famines, the human body adapts to use less glucose and suppress insulin . Most of North Indians suffered from famines during British Raj, which is why they have insulin suppressing mechanism which makes them obese .

[@Robert_austia]

​@@User-059-42as spending power of India increased

[@Karm.K]

​​@@User-059-42To put it simply, entire generations of our ancestors were under tremendous physiological (edit: as well as psychological) stress due to the famines that they had experienced. All of this in turn hugely impacted the genetic makeup of both them and their children who also suffered through similar famines (200 years is roughly 3-4 generations), this included genes or gene clusters coding for hormones such as insulin and others. Many diseases and conditions related to food therefore have been passed down via heredity to the current generations. So we see many cases where people have normal bmis and live normal relatively healthy lifestyles but still suffer from multiple ailments such as diabetes and obesity among others. Now do you get it?

[@jayd2204]

I think it's not just the food that needs to be changed but the mental health also needs to be address. They both are linked together. Having a bad day, people will junk and now too much junk food will put them into bad mental health.

[@officialaalamjotsingh9465]

as an Indian myself working in a metropolitan, healthy food is an after-thought, there are new food startups that are aiming at healthy low calorie and high protein food at fast food speeds, but it will take time to blend in the unhealthy food scene, restaurants, street vendors and cloud kitchens are also trying to include health options ,also a misconception that vegetarian foods don't have protein, milk, butter-milk and curd are excellent sources of protein the calorie/gram of protein is comparable to meats like pork and beef.

[@effexon]

in west , especially western journalist, often writes script that economic growth is cause of this, ie living standard and income level. however, indian cities are very old and this seems very recent problem, maybe 20 years only, so is big factor foreign fastfood and snack franchices coming to indian market with heavy advertising partly to blame? I dont see any problem with physical labor, rural people but that is besides this point(they may have malnutrition, too low food). Many say in comments also indian traditional food is unhealthy, yes but it is for celebration only and there are big variety of them, not all are as bad as sweet sugary or fatty dishes.

[@subhamsingh3097]

​@@effexonagreed

[@JeyAnirudhJekka]

can you name some of those few startups? I would like to buy from them

[@mj1_5676]

Your comment couldn't be further from the reality.. The misconception that vegetarians are actually eating healthy vegetarian food and rest are eating nov veg trash.. most of the vegetarians in north or west are eating so much rajma, chana, and cheese, and aloo that there's hardly any vegetables in your diet... Look at the north eastern people, or the Chinese or other south east asians.. they eat a lot of non veg but equally eat a high amount of green leafy vegetables, soups, and whatnot.. please open your eyes.. rajma and chana and besan and pakode, fruit juice, and cheese are not healthy unless you top it up with healthy greens with lot of satiating fibrous food..

[@alternativethoughts13]

What is wrong with meat. Eating cooked meat brought us here. As far as I know Indians have high deficiency in vitamin B12, still hate meat. I'm not saying one should have meat every day, but don't just throw it out the window altogether. Whenever I visited India, I was mostly forced into eating sweet for every occasion. I think that's something all of us have to keep in check.

[@RayMak]

Indian food is divine

[@samprem6213]

RAY MAK THE OG

[@talkingdrops]

A heaven to vegetarian and non vegetarian 🥴♥️

[@mtarkes]

Indian diabetes is also divine.

[@talkingdrops]

@@mtarkes have a taste someday of Indian medical facilities, world class

[@mute9914]

​@@talkingdrops😂😂😂😂

[@RAYDEEY17]

First world problems are becoming common in third world countries. People think eating KFC or McDonalds is cool. I'm a Ghanaian, in Ghana the youth are patronising in these foods. Home cooked meals are becoming a thing of the past. I fear this might get out of hand, fizzy drinks and sodas are also very popular here.

[@Runaway991]

I'm Bangladeshi and I hope McDonald's and Starbucks never come here

[@RAYDEEY17]

@@Runaway991 when they see the need they’ll come.

[@luancosta199]

​​@@Lewtable in most third world countries fast food is more expensive than a regular meal. Hence the "cool" aspect. Idk if its bc they base their prices on dollar or something. Usually, we see eating fast food as a luxury, something like a treat to have from time to time. In fact, Starbucks came to my country and had to shut down 2 years later bc it was too expensive for the regular person.

[@gatshenindlovu8224]

​@@Lewtable junk food is not cheap in under developed countries, it is actually way expensive.

[@daredevil30000]

As an Indian, I can relate.

[@newkcrowe]

I worked in India for 6 months 7 years ago and I remember seeing how all my Indian coworkers ate and was shocked more weren’t obese. All they ate was fried carbs, naan, and rice. We were all in our mid 20s, and some I swear never ate a vegetable the entire time if it wasn’t fried or a pizza topping

[@SS-eu2ef]

Trust me I’m Indian, and i have realised this early on; we need to cut out our carbs man. We take soo much carbs a day without even noticing under it being the pretext of traditional “Indian cusine”

[@AKBK-uk6mg]

As a teacher, I have seen children bringing lots of fast food in their tiffin. If pointed out then parents get offended.

[@Priyaaa_nayakkk]

You just cant educate the rich 💁🏾‍♀️ They are above everyone

[@NYD666]

But it will be gross by lunchtime

[@RailTV01]

people eat vada pav samosa for breakfast and blame mcdonalds

[@abeidiot]

nailed it

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

vada pav is pure trash. fried starches with seed oils. go figure

[@akxn2162]

exactly burger is way healthier than vada pav and samosa

[@blackpanther0990]

Lol not way healthier

[@RailTV01]

@@akxn2162 its mostly economics, most people cant eat burger everyday.

[@iamsid23]

Nobody, I mean nobody reads the calorie count and portion size given on the back of processed foods. This should be taught early on what needs to be consumed. I used to enjoy a glass of Bourvita and processed cereals for breakfast. That's an easy 800-1000 calories with a high sugar count. And yet I used to still feel hungry by Lunchtime. Glad at 32 years old I have cut down on many of these things and I wish I had known some of these things a lot earlier.

[@RJ-kp6pr]

I had to lol at the “much of India’s history has been blighted by famine” bit. Much of Indian history hasn’t actually been blighted by famine…the famines she’s referring to were actually created by the Brits during their oppressive 200 year rule. It’s not like India and Indians somehow are just naturally predisposed to famines.

[@Zeref-tb6hh]

Even DELHI sultanate didn't brought such level of Famines, the British brought

[@pareshnayak2988]

I felt the same too. The audacity that these people have...💀

[@Informativeeye]

Famine was there in India even before British arrived.

[@Informativeeye]

@thezoldics7648 Yes they even took your mom for br othels.

[@user-gf5dr5nq6l]

459 BC: A famine in the Magadha kingdom is estimated to have killed millions of people. 250 BC: A famine in the Maurya Empire is thought to have been caused by a prolonged drought. 150 BC: A famine in the Sunga Empire is said to have been so severe that people resorted to cannibalism. 300 AD: A famine in the Gupta Empire is believed to have been caused by a combination of drought and locusts. 600 AD: A famine in the Vakataka dynasty is said to have been so widespread that it affected even the wealthy. 700 AD: A famine in the Pallava kingdom is believed to have been caused by a combination of drought and crop failure. 800 AD: A famine in the Rashtrakuta dynasty is said to have been so severe that it led to the migration of millions of people. 900 AD: A famine in the Pratihara dynasty is believed to have been caused by a combination of drought and disease. Google this and check each and every one of them , it is true, just that they make you learn the British stuff more in schools. Anyways, you can hide under a rock and claim yourself to be a top country when in reality you’re all religious fanatics and stuck in the past.

[@Sagar-tv2tw]

It’s fascinating to see how u people highlighted a much important topic in everyone’s lives but unfortunately 99% of people don’t read the label here so it’s a long way to reach that level of awareness where brand matters and taste matters for people 👍👍👍

[@dan-bz7dz]

It's easy. You don't eat any processed foods.

[@tuckerbugeater]

But how will we stop climate change

[@eeeertoo2597]

​@@dan-bz7dzWow, you solved obesity

[@mananagarwal7002]

As an obese indian, i can relate to it a lot

[@KingFisher-v1i]

Why show western candies, India also has her own candies, made of almost pure sugar

[@NikkiRowCoxx]

Indian food rocks! Literally a gift from above! I’m a vegetarian & it’s heavenly. I’m not shocked by India being hit by obesity.

[@ShivamGupta-wf5ni]

As India will grow economically things will get worse as western fast foods chain will have large presence in India.

[@blazer9547]

​@@ShivamGupta-wf5ni you're already westernised in clothing

[@---nc3zc]

The evil audacity of corporations knows no bounds.

[@dave_sic1365]

They want to sell you tasty things?!

[@Priyaaa_nayakkk]

They didn't force feed you 💁🏾‍♀️

[@Priyaaa_nayakkk]

​@@dave_sic1365exactly and its people's choice what they want to eat 🙃

[@VarunSharma-jm6wc]

My college director says: "People don't die due to hunger but die due to overeating". I have to say he is spot on.

[@dankpanda-hl3wn]

that is why jains are always fasting for months but modern people in india make fun of religious practices

[@ImUrZaddy]

Tell that to the billions who have died due to famine

[@mannyblackstar]

Alcohol

[@likemy]

traditional indian snack foods like chana and daal are pretty healthy, but it seems they are getting displaced by the more calorically dense and less sating American style snack foods. We could blame the companies making and marketing these, but the fact is they've had decades worth of product research with which they've engineered some delicious stuff. It's hard to stay away from fries, kettle cooked potato chips, soda, etc.

[@ssk7690]

real crisis occurs after college, when one starts earning money and is alone in a different city. With no cooking knowledge and ordering food daily, that's what is happening atleast in my case

[@mj1_5676]

Bro start cooking then.. two of the easiest recipes are Daal, Chawal, and any kind of vegetables soup.. if you're a non veg then adding eggs and some greens are the simplest way to have more control over your diet

[@CybeleSol]

christ

[@inSynced]

No cooking knowledge 💀? How unbelievably lazy can people be? If you have access to the internet then their is no excuse at all.

[@YandereEnthusiast]

Check out meal prepping bro.

[@bmiles4131]

Lookup easy quick meals online. Pick out the healthy ones. Try one at a time until it’s easy. Then add another. This is much harder to fix once you are older so do it now.

[@Quarker]

I appreciate the sentiment behind this video, it needs to be spoken more about in Indian households and the government should be playing more of an active role. You won't see the consequences on society and health systems till decades later, so it's important to act now. The famine the narrator mentioned was directly caused by the British empire though. That was a questionable omission of detail and needed to be included

[@machinepola6246]

The Cities have this kind of thinking but on normal towns and villages people don't like eating outside. Mostly people prefer home made food except cities where the people spend less time to take care of themselves.

[@TatsumiOga682]

Another contributing factor is our extremely carb heavy and very low in protein diet.

[@PixieFan900]

can you suggest some ideas on how to add protein to indian food

[@mayank.gaurav]

⁠@@PixieFan900i 1. f you eat daal and rice then just eat daal. Think of daal as a stew - throw in multiple veggies and have a bigger serving. 2. Eat boiled eggs - lot of Indians think eggs are non vegetarian. They are ofcourse non vegan but definitely not the same as eating flesh. 3. Eat Amla, lemon/lime , coriander and green mango chutney - basically any kind of sour/acid/vitamin C rich raw food along with the regular carb rich lunch. These foods lower the insulin response of the meal while also accelerating the digestion process. 4. If you are non vegetarian and lucky to find small river fish. Then please include a serving regularly in your lunch/dinner. The key is smaller fish and from a river/pond- fresher and less accumulated heavy metals.

[@PixieFan900]

@@mayank.gauravthank you so much !

[@fooballers7883]

thats right... eat a cow... without bread..

[@cgottschify]

soy protein nuggets (TVP) very high protein, and cheap

[@qwill8254]

As Indian , and my mum is a owner of dry fruits and natural products shop. One thing we noticed , we few people really care abt the food they consume. They want fast food .

[@Smithpolly]

@@humbleindian6303 If you're an Indian surely you should be concerned about obesity in India. Pointing out that the situation is worse in the USA doesn't solve the problem in India.

[@SwissMarksman]

I mean dry fruits isn't necessarely healthier.

[@Bitsiansk]

@@SwissMarksman why so

[@rajeevdsamuel]

Seed oils combined with carbs is pure death

[@sibabratamishra4445]

One of the areas that gets under discussed is how often we actually cook and the trend with both parents working, its less, leading to quick solutions like packaged or fast food.

[@RajaRamMohanKaay]

Western Propaganda. One side they potrait india has 33% population who can't eat two times a meal. Secondly they say india has obesity problem. Come out of cities. India has lowest obesity rates in the world.

[@Butters-ly3hq]

It's not just about physical health, when I was around 15 I was struggling with my academics alot, it's only now years later that i realised that my poor diet at the time had a direct influence on that as well.

[@sn5953]

1 in 4 Indians overweight or obese - hard to believe this statistic - I haven't seen so large a fraction of overweight/obese people (men) at least in my locality. But as far as Indian women go, post wedding, they have generally become obese, at least since 3 - 4 decades even when fast-food wasn't an option - this being true even among vegetarian (Brahmin/Jain) women.

[@silverchairsg]

Any idea why?

[@sn5953]

@@silverchairsg an obvious guess is their sedentary lifestyles: 3 - 4 decades back, most married women were housewives, and many days many of them wouldn't even step out of their houses. Television could also have contributed to their sedentary lifestyles.

[@lavish4094]

​@@sn5953ghee tel kitna khate the pehle log lekin work bahut karte the Aaj ki generation health care or exercise yoga me nahi intrested nahi h GYM lover hai lekin industry ke k protein powder ke liye obsessed h

[@Kalankit5409]

​@@lavish4094protine powder atleast harmful toh nhi hai

[@adityeahh2135]

​@@lavish4094protein powder is a blessing for indians, protein is THE thing indian diet lacks the most, I kind of expect that every person who hates protein powders is either uneducated or can't afford it so copes

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

It is truly baffling how in a country where a large portion of the population is starving, there is an obesity problem. This is the biggest indicator of a huge wealth gap and class gap within the country.

[@Goodnews99457]

Yes, only amongst well off people

[@Missjiji33]

gluttony is a sin. excessive eating and drinking is the problem.

[@AyushKumar-pi8wn]

How to overcome it?

[@cgottschify]

@@AyushKumar-pi8wn Practice. Finding inspirational people to be around helps.

[@NehaAshok]

@@AyushKumar-pi8wnOut of sight out of mind. Don’t keep junk food in your kitchen cabinet/storage area. You will be forced to eat fruits and veggies whenever you get hungry. For 21days, resolve to not buy any packaged food. Once the 21 day cycle is over, start again.

[@michaelgeraghty3989]

In 1960, before the explosion of fast food and heavily processed food, the US obesity rate was about 15%. Today it is approaching 40%, the highest rate of any country except for a few Pacific island nations. Other than those countries, only several Mideast nations are anywhere near the US obesity rate.

[@mrNath-tw7fl]

The main responsible for Bengal's starvation was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , the biggest murderer in history.😢 

[@sarahsnowe]

This is particularly sad because Indian home cooking is (imho) the tastiest and most nutritious in the world, as long as you avoid the deep frying and ultra-sweet desserts.

[@Neuro_Connection]

Try to encourage kids to drink everyday ABC(Apple+Beetroot +carrots) juice and sweet potato and yam these thing will reduce sugar cravings. If kids start liking green dhaniya chatni with boiled potatoes ,they will stop craving for dakt too.

[@agoodpersonx]

If people are mindless sheep then it's not anybodys fault but their own. Theyre not kids who need to be taught what to eat and what not.

[@TheTruthSeeker756]

Every place in the world it’s hard to get healthy food. The food companies load everything up with sugar or a chemical substitute, and salt. It’s SICK

[@vijayarajan3276]

We have to take responsibility for our body as companies are responsible for their shareholders.

[@MrCmon113]

1) There is no "healthy" food. 2) It's easier to get ANYTHING than ever before.

[@SwissMarksman]

You've probably never been to Switzerland or Norway. "every place in the world" seems like a lot of hot air comes out of your mouth "TheTruthSeeker". 😂

[@pvrohanraj]

Much needed, in the right time. I think that It is imperative for the gov to focus on these issues. As Not only is the overall health of the country declining, we are left out on our own to deal with most of these things.

[@lwbaum1]

This is an important problem. It's worldwide. Maybe it's due to a combination of exercising less and eating more, now that our incomes are rising, giving us the ability to indulge our instincts to rest and to eat, which we evolved over millions of years of struggle to feed ourselves in the midst of chronic scarcity. It will take action to fight our innate tendencies: nutrition and exercise education in school and in media, exercise periods in school, regulation of food advertising and labeling, taxes on some items like soda.

[@sashamellon822]

No body ate out 2023 years ago, mc Donald’s was so expensive you couldn’t afford it. Everyone cooked at home when a guest came and the local sweet maker or savoury maker would cook things from scratch in their shop and you would bring them over once in a blue moon. Even fruit juice was impossibly expensive. The only occasional treat was maggi noodles which did make you feel sick. Cook at home from scratch and you won’t be obese.

[@Little-bird-told-me]

You can't let the sweet shop to decide if sweets are healthy or not, of course they will say it is healthy.

[@talkingdrops]

Urban kids are seriously getting in influence of this 😢😢

[@mandarp9472]

Majority of people in India think having more weight is healthy. Thin & slim people in Indis are looked with contempt.

[@Priyaaa_nayakkk]

How high are you? 😄

[@nereidgreen6653]

India better get on board with Chili and put some strong regulations on this processed foods. They already know the repercussions.

[@Viper60589]

It's no wonder I dropped 8 kilos in 1.5 years with mostly no lifestyle changes except throwing out processed food out of my evening snack. I never knew it was so simple. Felt like magic.

[@offensivearch]

High carbohydrate and low protein

[@elle2722]

In semi rural and rural areas children are still lean and healthy Most obese kids are in semi urban and urban areas

[@govinddas7876]

Its sad to say but obesity is a first world problem especially in a country like India where millions of people are malnourished. It will never gain mainstream importance until the underlying issues are fixed.

[@HetalOza112]

The USA faced the same obesity problem, not just in adults but also in children back in the 1990s- early 20s. Obesity issues began when Indians adopted the 'American' lifestyle or in general a Western lifestyle.

[@1.4142]

Every country goes through the cycle of salad -> mcdonald's -> salad

[@karishmaporwal3241]

Slayyy Bloomberg mentioning the Bengal famine & India's history of malnutrition without mentioning colonization / the British Raj / The British East India company

[@Bitsiansk]

yeah they could have said why it happened but ig thats for another video yeah? lets focus on the topic being shown for this one .

[@vidyachavan6133]

Thanks for making this Video.. Irony is that the gap between the poor and rich is ever increasing in India... Hence you see increase in the malnourished children (especially under 5) along with increase in the over nourished children.. Government is constantly been battling the issue for undernourished children however it has no say on over nourished category. You have not included 1. CHATS which forms the huge part of junk food here.. these chats are usually made up of white flour and deep fried in oil/ghee. 2. WHITE FLOUR BASED FOODS like naan, paratha etc., which forms the everyday food in northern part of India.. 3. WHITE RICE - which forms the basic food in southern and Eastern India. 4. BIRIYANI (Rice and meat based spicy food) - which is the number one seller in the country. 5. BUTTER - which is used generously in all sorts of north Indian food.. All these are also reason for rising obesity in the people here... Another factor is that people have forgotten their roots aka their traditional food and traditional lifestyle (which are seasonal in nature and scientifically alligned too whether its celebrating festival or food intake.) and also spiritual practices like Yoga, meditation to name a few...

[@levac912]

Its simply the amount of carbs you eat in a day vs the amount you burn. And Indian food is full of carbs and unhealthy oil. Switching to healthy oil and being mindful of the carb intake could bring some changes instead of following harsh diet.

[@aroundandround]

One sad thing about Indian cities is that the roads are just utterly unsuitable for running and there are very few running-friendly places in most cities that are congested with traffic, pollution, smelly drains and what not.

[@pjacobsen1000]

0:42 "This is not simply a story of individuals making unhealthy lifestyle choices". Yes, it is. That has always been the reason for overweight and obesity. But that does not mean those people deserve scorn. If you have grown up in a society of scarcity, it is only normal to eat whenever you can, and eat more. It's a survival technique. But as society becomes more prosperous and abundant, people need new ways of thinking about food. They need to learn how not to eat too much, rather than too little. And frankly, I am skeptical that eating a Big Mac is more or less unhealthy than eating Butter Chicken.

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

The opposite happens in my country Mozambique. I grew up in extreme poverty, sometimes had nothing to eat for 2 straight days. I was convinced "when i grow up and get money, i will eat everything in front of me". Here i am, financially stable. I still eat only 1 or 2 meals per day.

[@pjacobsen1000]

@@theholypopechodeii4367 People throw this term, 'ultra-processed' around, but what does it actually mean? Is cheese ultra-processed? Whisky? Seems to me people use this term mostly for modern foods with lots of additives made in a factory, and that gives the impression that people feel the additives themselves make the food unhealthy. But where is the evidence for that? All current additives are approved for human consumption. What knowledge do we actually have that 'ultra-processed' food is unhealthy? Is it just based on belief without evidence? People used to believe MSG was bad, but I think more people are coming around to the reality that it does nothing harmful to us, and that's just one example. High-end restaurants will sometimes process their food to an extreme degree, freeze-dry it, pulverize it, etc. Does that make it unhealthy? I'm highly skeptical.

[@vijayarajan3276]

My uncle is about 150kg, visually he's overweight anyone can see that. He's been overweight for much of his life. From what i observed, he seems to have settled in his "comfort zone" of being overweight. Limited mobility, knee pain and others. He is not interested in taking any action to reduce his weight.

[@Aurora-bv1ys]

@@pjacobsen1000 Nutrition and that entire industry is quite riddled with unclear conclusions.

[@pjacobsen1000]

@@Aurora-bv1ys I agree

[@InPursuitOfCuriosity]

I knew obesity was an issue in some countries around the world (especially some western countries), but I never would have thought it's an emerging issue in a country like India. I suppose the lower cost of, ease of access to and aggressive marketing of food that is terrible for your health are some of the key reasons why obesity is a now a global issue.

[@mikko3]

Also there is less and less need for physical work. More people are in offices and in factories barely moving which causes huge problems. If you have a physically demanding job it matters alot less what you eat

[@TheLooking4sunset]

Here the politicians must protect the children, long term gains instead of short term gain into the budget, which will evaporate once the kids get sick. India can learn from experience of others and really should

[@jamesmcbeth4463]

I simplified what I eat; rice, lentils, sweet potatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beans, apples, berries, bananas, occasionally nuts, avocado, and a few other foods. Seems to be working.

[@sainarockz]

For years Indian women who were disrespected and whose work was seen as having no value by the men, used to invest their time in cooking healthy meals at home. Now women have started going out to work and earning. So with more money and less time, children have more autonomy and they gravitate towards junk. I think now people are realizing the value of the unpaid work done by women folk in their homes.

[@pranaya2800]

Donot eat junk food. Eat less and early at night time. Be less stressful. If you see some street food makes they put tons of butter, cheese in it. Eat simple dosas like plain dosa, onion dosa, etc but donot eat cheese dosa, butter dosa, etc. Eat simple food and Eat more fruits. People are seeing india as a great market due to huge population because of which they are just dumping every thing in india.

[@sunnythegreat9617]

Almost all Developing or Developed Countries are suffering with obesity, especially with the wide availability of cheap Factory Processed Foods and Fast Food options, all of which are unhealthy for the Human Body.

[@maxhuneeus7211]

As a chilean, I'm really proud of our government for this practice. Manipulating children into making bad dietary choices, which affect their health should be banned worldwide.

[@dennismarin2351]

El estado no debería meterse. Cada quien que se cuide a sí mismo!

[@maxhuneeus7211]

@@dennismarin2351 Eso es lo que tiene India actualmente y no está funcionando.

[@dennismarin2351]

@@maxhuneeus7211 y qué ? Eso es problema de ellos. Cada quien que se cuide a sí mismo!Yo no quiero a ningún burócrata diciéndome que puedo comer y q no.

[@maxhuneeus7211]

​@@dennismarin2351 Que por lo menos muestren la informacion nutricional. No se pueden hacer decisoines sobre dieta sin saber cuantas calorias tiene algo.

[@dennismarin2351]

@@maxhuneeus7211 cuando a usted la invitan a cenar o a tomar café a una casa, usted le pregunta al anfitrión cuántas calorías tiene la comida?

[@arthurdiaz9184]

Education, regulation, then double taxation on junk food. Use those extra taxes to educate & treat the sick.

[@shamanthification]

Indians moving away from traditional food is the main cause added with irregular eating timings and lack of physical exercise.

[@RajSachdeva]

Just switch your diet back to 20 years ago. No Soda. No Pizza no Fried Food

[@Sathish_12]

Junk food is not the main problem but sedentary lifestyle change is

[@sankhdeepmitra5332]

Disappointed to see that the Health ministry didn't react or respond. What's there to hide?

[@theonly3649]

There must be an increase in awareness among the consumers.I can't stand these ads on tv showing us all the health benefits their drinks will get ( i.e. horlicks, boost). These are nothing but pure sugar material.I drank up most of them in my childhood but now I despise them. Kudos to such videos for showing the true situation in our country Love and support❤

[@TheOne_isGOD]

i mean EVERYTHING is cooked with 40Liters of oil and butter..... soooooo yeahhhh

[@grill_lv]

0:44 and 6:32 kinda contradict eachother?

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

If they stop eating the processed junk food and revert to rice, dalithoy, and a different vegetable upkari, the problem disappears.

[@charlesbronson9402]

Believe me, to change this mindset is a gargantuan task

[@Inc.Co.]

​@@IChoseAWeirdUsernameit 100% is better

[@tdgdbs1]

Food is only part of the problem. Get out there and run 15km a day, you will burn off all the excess calories.

[@willylukito7983]

Rice can still cause obesity. You need to reduce carbohydrate and sugar in your food to reduce obesity

[@indrajitg]

@@tdgdbs1 Mate, how many kilometres do you run a day?

[@vpvlogs3083]

No cola , pepsi or McDonald's name in thumbnail😂😅😅

[@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity]

thums up

[@TheAryanKnight]

better than pepsi still@@potbellyfatguyfromnewyorkcity

[@BURGATRON]

That's a shame. India has a ton of healthy, delicious food. I don't understand why people would settle for junk food over traditional Indian food

[@SH-gg3up]

Time basically

[@MrCmon113]

The ONLY thing about "junk" food that makes it potentially less "healthy" is that people like it so much that they overeat. If they didn't like it more, it wouldn't be problematic.

[@SilverSkitty]

Basically the same reason Americans eat ultra-processed food, it’s hyper-palatable and easy to access.

[@Wany1264]

Honestly teaching school kids to calorie count should be normalised now that access to junk food is so widespread. It would be motivating, I think, if in a PE class kids learnt how difficult it is to burn calories, and then asked to read the calorie numbers on the junk food items they consume. its wildly eye opening.

[@diegoflores9237]

So sad because indian food is very nutritious and healthy. I don't understand why some people are turning to junk food like kfc and McDonald's