Over nine adults in India lack protein

Recently, thousands of deaths caused by high temperature in India have attracted the attention of all sectors of the society At the same time, the survey also goes further to understand the daily life and daily diet of Indian people The latest survey shows that people in both New Delhi and Mumbai are seriously lack of protein in their daily food The report, called the survey of adult dietary protein consumption in India, surveyed more than 1200 people in several cities in India, and found that nine out of every 10 Indians consumed less protein per day According to the survey, 88% of Indians don't consume enough protein, which further indicates that there is a huge gap between the protein demand and consumption of each person However, the gap between protein demand and consumption of Mumbai citizens is the smallest, only 68% The difference in New Delhi is as high as 99% "The main symptom of protein deficiency is fatigue Some urban epidemics such as abdominal obesity and diabetes can be treated by eating more protein " Said NiTi Desai, a nutritionist at Mumbai's cumbala hill hospital Other experts say the lack of protein in India is serious They eat more starch and fat than protein This is also the reason why Indians generally do not have strong muscles At the same time, the main food of Indians is vegetables rather than meat Compared with the protein contained in meat, the protein in vegetables is less easily absorbed by human body In the face of the fact that Indians generally consume too little protein, some experts said, "before eating, think about the nutritional components of these foods, and then start eating after you understand them It's more nutritious to eat different nutritious foods together "