From Heavy Diets to Conscious Eating; Gagan Dhawan on Rethinking Nutrition Through a Plant-Based Lens
New Delhi [India], February 07: Indian food culture has a rich and diverse history of being plant-forward. Across the country, grains, lentils, vegetables, and fruits have formed the base of everyday meals. These century-old habits might have been routine at one point in time, but the popularity of modern eating patterns has seen a turn towards faster, more processed alternatives.
For entrepreneur and wellness thinker Gagan Dhawan, the concern lies in the outcome it has on the human body instead of simply looking back with nostalgia.
“What we now call a vegan diet is supported by solid global science,” he says. “Interestingly, many Indian food patterns already reflected these principles long before research caught up.”
When abundance replaces awareness
As people have become more urbanised,...