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Diet Analysis

Why the Standard Indian Diet Fails for Fitness (The Carb Trap)

India is the diabetes capital of the world. Why? Because our traditional diet is fundamentally imbalanced for modern sedentary lifestyles. If you want to build muscle and lose fat, you cannot eat like your parents did.

The 80% Carb Problem

Look at a typical Indian plate (Thali). What do you see?

Rice / Roti60-70% of plate
Potato / Veggie Curry20% of plate (More carbs)
Dal / Paneer / Chicken10% or less (Not enough protein)

This is a recipe for insulin resistance and belly fat. You are flooding your body with energy (carbs) but starving it of building blocks (protein).

The "Skinny Fat" Epidemic

This diet leads to the most common Indian body type: thin arms and legs, but a large protruding belly. This is "Skinny Fat" (Sarcopenic Obesity).

What We Do Wrong

  • • Treating Dal as a "protein source" (It has more carbs than protein!)
  • • Eating 4-5 Rotis per meal.
  • • Snacking on biscuits, namkeen, and sugary chai.
  • • Little to no resistance training.

The Fix

  • • Reverse the plate: 50% Protein/Veg, 25% Carbs.
  • • Treat Rotis/Rice as a side dish, not the main course.
  • • Prioritize Soya, Paneer, Eggs, Chicken, Yogurt.
  • • Lift weights 3x a week.

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