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India asks its citizens to cut fat, salt and sugar intake

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A group of Indians eating lunch at a McDonald's outlet in Noida on May 16. Indians have been advised to cut down on their consumption of food high in salt, sugar and fat, according to recent government guidelines.

The revised dietary guidelines have been widely welcomed in India, which is witnessing a rapid growth in diseases such as diabetes.

ST PHOTO: DEBARSHI DASGUPTA

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- Like many white-collar workers in the Indian service economy, Mr Anubhav Saini has a busy work week.

The 22-year-old lives away from his family in Rewari in the state of Haryana while he works for a financial consultancy in Noida, a city more than 130km away and adjacent to the Indian capital Delhi.

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