Can Indians Eat Low Carb? R&T #38 with Shashi Iyengar and Anup Singh

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The benefits of a low carb diet are very well understood. But for many of us who grew up in India or in South Asia more generally, the diet is built around carbs. Rice, roti, idli, naan - these are our staple foods. My guests today are two people who have been thinking deeply about how to manage this issue in the Indian context. Indians can indeed eat low carb.

00:00 - Mostly Vegetarians
00:26 - Intro
01:45 - Anup's Journey
08:53 - Shashi's journey
13:10 - Who's receptive?
16:25 - Eggs and cholesterol
18:28 - Vegetarians can do it
20:33 - Dietary strategy and walking
26:40 - D Life History
32:35 - Diabetes in India
36:00 - How diabetes happens
37:20 - The way forward
41:00 - Cholesterol (again)