Indian Women Eat 13% Less Protein Than Men: Survey Finds
by The Daily Eye Team March 11 2017, 5:47 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 24 secsWomen across India consume 13% lesser protein than men, a survey by Delhi-based mobile health and fitness company HealthifyMe has revealed. The report, titled HealthifyMeter Gender Watch 2017 and released on Thursday, is based on 60 million food records of over 1.5 million HealthifyMe app users -- half of which are women -- across approximately 200,000 locations in the country. According to dietary recommendations, the energy contribution of protein, fats and carbohydrates for an Indian adult should be in the ratio of 20:30:50.