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Table 4 Difference in calories consumed in India and recommended by the EAT-Lancet reference diet for Whole grains and Tubers and starchy vegetables

From: A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet

Total caloric intake (kcal)

Whole grains

Tubers and starchy vegetables

Urban India

218 (212, 223)

12 (12, 13)

Rural India

464 (458, 471)

24 (23, 25)

Highest MPCE -Urban

53 (20, 86)

17 (13, 21)

Highest MPCE -Rural

536 (481, 592)

19 (14, 23)

Lowest MPCE- Urban

258 (236, 280)

17 (14, 20)

Lowest MPCE -Rural

348 (321, 374)

18 (15, 22)

North India

407 (400, 415)

37 (36, 38)

South India

304 (295, 313)

−25 (−25, −24)

East India

535 (524, 547)

67 (65, 68)

West India

172 (161, 183)

−6 (−7, −5)

North East India

646 (612, 680)

14 (13, 16)

Central India

491 (475, 507)

6 (5, 7)

  1. Values in kcal. 95% confidence interval in parenthesis. NSS-CES sampling weights were applied in calculations
  2. Whole grains consist of cereals like rice, wheat, wheat flour and other cereals like jowar, bajra, maize, barley, millets and ragi