Mysuru: Maintaining that changing lifestyles and food habits are primarily responsible for rising cases of ill-health among the population in recent days, former CFTRI Director Dr. V. Prakash stressed on the need for consuming nutrient-rich foods to maintain good health and physical fitness.
He was speaking after inaugurating the workshop on ‘Traditional Food Practices’ organised by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Yuvaraja’s College, in association with the Department of AYUSH, Government of Karnataka, as part of the 6th National Ayurveda Day (Dhanvantri Jayanti) at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in Manasagangothri on Hunsur Road here on Thursday. The event also marked the 25th anniversary of the Food Science and Nutrition Department, Yuvaraja’s College.
Dr. Prakash asserted that controlled use of healthy spices and herbs will help in fighting inflammation throughout the body and lower Blood Pressure (BP), besides reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and other heart-related conditions. Pointing out that a well-curated Indian diet can help control blood sugar levels, he said that a study has showed that Indian foods can help reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes and is suitable for individuals who already have diabetes.
University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, who was the guest of honour, congratulated the Department on its Silver Jubilee.
Highlighting the health benefits of various traditional foods that are commonly consumed in the country, Prof. Hemantha Kumar said that these foods would help prevent some serious ailments.
Citing the example of ambli, a finger millet-based fermented semi-liquid food, consumed by people in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Prof. Hemantha Kumar said this food has sufficient amount of Calcium and is a healthy drink for elderly persons.
Former AYUSH Officer Dr. N. Anjanamurthy, JSS College of Ayurveda senior faculty Dr. B. Gurubasavaraj and Dr. S. Chandrashekar delivered a lecture on traditional food practices, foods for health and the benefits of Ayurveda. Karnataka State Ayurveda Research Council Asst. Director Dr. Lakshminarayan Shenoy, Yuvaraja’s College faculty Dr. R. Shekar Nayak, Dr. M.S. Mahesh, G.B. Santoshkumar and Vishwanath Sheshachala were present.
Tre mtraditional Indian food can be health only if it contains plant-based product, and no dairy derivatives like butter and ghee, and no sugary jaggery.
The photograph shows, a rotund Mysore university VC, who is an example of what diet one should not have!
““CHANGING LIFESTYLES, FOOD HABITS RESPONSIBLE FOR ILL-HEALTH:”
These lines should be on the national headlines of every major News paper and on all transport buses. Over the past one year we have witnessed this yet not many people except the doctors serving in Delhi borders are may not have observed this crisis or too scared to point out the root cause.
one year ago, before the Farmers agitation started, many middle aged and older farmers who worked in the fields , even though they were poor lead a healthy lifestyle and not overweight from Punjabi. standards. They had some minor health issues but their active lifestyle masked them. They could not afford rich food, meat and liquor on a daily basis. But when the agitation started weakening, the sponsors – at home and abroad sprang in to action and started literally enlisting all these farmers old and young and even older women and luring them with a glorious life after they farmers laws are withdrawn. And in the camp, the poor farmers had not seen so many varieties of food and frequently munched on unlimited supply Kaju(cashew), Pista and many other dry foods they had only seen on the TV. Lunch was Langar from Gurdwara supplemented with foods from very good restaurants. Needless to say, it was like pure slice of heaven and also there were friends, liquor and no work! All these lifestyle changes with no physical work . and the rich sponsors promised them good life and future as long as they supported the agitation. Anybody who dated to point out that these elders health was failing in the camp was not welcome. The rich buffet even resulted in eating competitions!
Yes, over 700 farmers died and most of them died because the lifestyle change when they were not used for eating such rich foods and no work and alcohol! Now, they are demanding 25 Lakhs for each person who died even for the ones who died due to digestive distress!