Have a heart! Consume less edible oil to protect it

It is time to do some soul searching for Gujaratis! As we observe World Heart Day today, people in Gujarat need to curb their eating habits and cut on the consumption of edible oil to protect their heart.

DNA has found that per capita consumption of edible oil in the state is 40 kg which is equivalent to per capita consumption of Pakistan and developed country, US. 

This statistic looks more menacing when one compares it with the national consumption. India’s per capita consumption is a meager 12.5kg, which is just one third of state’s consumption. 

In other countries like China, the per capita consumption of edible oil is 23kg, in Indonesia it is 25kg and in Europe, it is 30kg.

Global average per capita consumption of edible oil stands around 20kg.

“The countries, where per capita consumption is 40kg, are considered to be extremely high. Gujarat’s edible oil consumption also stands at an extremely higher stage,” said CEO of Adani Wilmar Ltd and member of Solvent Extractors’ Association of India, Atul Chaturvedi.

“Gujarat has become diabetes capital of the world, thanks to the highest edible oil consumption of the state,” said Chaturvedi.

“Every year, the per capita edible oil consumption in India and Gujarat is increased by 5%. By 2015, it is estimated that India’s per capita edible oil consumption will increase to 15kg while of Gujarat, it is estimated to rise to around 48kg,” he said. Talking about consumption pattern, vice-president of trading at Adani Wilmar, TK Kannan said that most of the Gujarat consumes cottonseed oil.