Lay off fat, say new diet rules for Indians

MUMBAI: If you have been on a high-carb (carbohydrate), high-fat, low-protein diet — it's time to make some changes. New national dietary guidelines for Indians fine-tuned to suit the urban sedentary lifestyle, suggest decrease in consumption of saturated fat, eating complex carbs (cereals and pulses), high-fibre food (fruits and vegetables), increase in consumption of proteins (soya, whole grams and milk) and a decreased salt intake.