Consuming Egg and meat in mid-day meal can cause lifestyle disorders says Karnataka Education Policy

Recently, a report has been submitted by Karnataka Education Policy Panel on mid-day meals which says that the consumption of eggs and meat can lead to lifestyle disorders. The said paper is part of the process under which the Centre has asked the state governments to make suggestions about the new National Education Policy. Here are all the details about the paper. (Images courtesy: Canva)

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This paper on 'health & wellbeing' has been chaired by the head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. It states that "Given the small body frame of Indians, any extra energy provided through cholesterol by regular consumption of egg and meat leads to lifestyle disorders." It has put the blame on animal-based foods for interfering with the hormonal changes in the human beings that leads to lifestyle issues like diabetes and primary infertility.

It recommends consuming a 'satvik diet', which is often associated with vegetarian diet and is known to be good for the mind and helps attain emotional stability. It also highlights that one should prepare food in the grandmother's way, as it is only through this that a person can have the right nutrition.

The paper suggests that the foods one should avoid giving to kids are - flavoured milk, eggs, meat as these things can lead to hormonal disblanace in children which can cause obesity. Also, in its table of bad foods, the paper highligted that high amounts of sugar and salt must also be avoided when preparing food for kids.