![]() “Today, beset as we are with lifestyle diseases driven by our faulty food choices and sedentary habits, ‘locally grown’, ‘less oil and salt’, ‘less sugary,’ ‘farm fresh’, ‘low fat’ have become much bandied words. The remarkable aspect of some of Gandhi’s diet recommendations is that they are relevant even today, the researchers have observed. Even today, the Dietary Guidelines developed by NIN suggest that about 10% of the total daily calories should be met from visible fats.” ![]() “Gandhiji recognized the need for including fats/oils in the diet. Hemalatha from the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) have observed in an analysis published in a special issue of the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR). “All this is in tune with the current recommendations on nutrition,” nutritionists Subbarao M. It is likely to remove the bhusi or the pericarp which is a rich source of salts and vitamins, both of which are most valuable from the point of view of nutrition,” he had written. He was against polishing of rice or refining of wheat flour. He suggested avoiding sweets as much as possible and consuming gur (jaggery) in small quantities. Gandhi believed that excessive eating, too frequent meals and overindulgence of concentrated starches and sugars were unhealthy and caused diseases. They can help fight health problems ranging from malnutrition to heart disease. ![]() Many of these ideas, feel nutritionists and public health experts, are greatly relevant now and have backing of scientific evidence. But these are actually the tenets of good health Mahatma Gandhi preached and practiced a century ago. This may sound pretty much like advisory issued by the World Health Organisation to keep non communicable as well as communicable diseases at bay. Walking and engaging in physical activity every day, good intake of fresh vegetables and fruits, consuming food items low in sugars, salt and fats, avoid taking tobacco and alcohol, maintaining environmental cleanliness and personal hygiene.
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