New Delhi: As per a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down to Earth magazine, seventy-one per cent Indians cannot afford a healthy diet. The global average is 42 percent.
The report further says that about 17 lakh people die every year due to poor diet resulting in respiratory ailments, diabetes, cancer, strokes and coronary heart disease.
The diet of an average Indian lacks in fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains. The consumption of fish, dairy and red meat is within target, the report stated.
In India, adults aged 20 and above have only 35.8g of fruit per day as against the recommended 200g per day and just 168.7g of vegetables per day as against the minimum 300g per day.
They consume just 24.9g per day (25 percent of target) of legumes and 3.2g (13 percent of target) of nuts per day.
