Landmark National Study Links India’s Adverse Dietary Profile

Landmark National Study Links India’s Adverse Dietary Profile to Surging Diabetes and Obesity Chennai, 30th September 2025: According to the latest evidence generated from the Indian Council of Medical Research-India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study published in Nature Medicine, India’s rapidly changing eating habits are fueling dramatic rises in diabetes and obesity. The cross-sectional survey was conducted in collaboration with Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF), and included a nationally representative sample of 1,21,077 Indian adults from urban and rural areas of 36 states, union territories and the National Capital Territory (NCT)-Delhi. Detailed dietary data from every fifth participant, was used to characterize India’s dietary profile across regions and examine inter- and intra...