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New Dietary Guidelines
May 12 , 2024
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- The ICMR released a revised Dietary Guidelines for Indians.
- It mentions the guidelines required to meet essential nutrients and prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
- According to guidelines, sugar should be less than 5 per cent of total energy intake.
- A balanced diet should provide not more than 45 per cent calories from cereals and millet.
- Adding more, it said sugar should be 15 per cent of calories from pulses, beans and meat.
- The rest of the calories should come from nuts, vegetables, fruits, and milk.
- While total fat intake should be less than or equal to 30 per cent energy.
- It has also advised against the consumption of protein supplements to build body mass.
- Around 56.4 per cent of the total disease burden in India is due to unhealthy diets.
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