Amidst all of the debates about consuming veg-non veg and its well being benefits-effects, extra Indian girls have taken to consuming non-vegetarian meals within the final six years. The numbers shot sharply between 20155-16 and 2019-21, says knowledge from the National Family Health Survey (NHS).
Data accessed by IE additionally discovered that the proportion of males aged 15-49 years who’ve by no means consumed non-vegetarian meals — listed as ‘fish, chicken or meat’ within the survey — stood at 16.6 per cent in 2019-21 versus 2015-16 knowledge by NFHS-4 that mentioned 21.6 per cent males belonged to that group, recording a 5 share drop.
As for ladies, there’s solely a marginal drop in girls in the identical age group (15-49) who’ve by no means consumed ‘fish, chicken or meat’ from 29.9 per cent in 2015-16 to 29.4 per cent in 2019-21.
The NFHS-5 was performed in two phases between June 17, 2019, and April 30, 2021, overlaying 29 states and 7 Union Territories.
The knowledge additional revealed that an awesome 83.4 per cent of males within the 15-49 age group eat non-vegetarian meals day by day, weekly or often, a report bounce from 78.4 per cent males in 2015-16 figures. As for ladies, solely a marginal rise of 0.6 per cent was seen i.e. 70.6 per cent in NHFS-5 from 70 per cent in HFHS-4.
Occasional or as soon as in every week meat eaters rose sharply from 48.9 per cent to 57.3 per cent amongst males. In girls the rise is simply by 2,3 per cent. The highest non-vegetarian eaters are present in Lakshadweep (98.4 per cent) and lowest in Rajasthan (14.1 per cent). Other Indian states within the south like Andaman 7 Nicobar Islands, Goa, Kerala and Puducherry additionally had the very best non-vegetarian consuming inhabitants. Along with Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh account for the states on the backside of this record.
Population of non-vegetarian eaters who consumed ‘fish, chicken or other meat’ as soon as every week elevated most in Sikkim and declined most in Tripura however by a heavy margin.
Among non secular teams, Christian women and men accounted for the very best consumption of non-vegetarian meals weekly within the 15-49 age group adopted by Hindu males: 52.5%, girls: 40.7%; Muslim males: 79.5%, girls: 70.2%; Sikh males: 19.5%, girls: 7.9%; Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist males: 74.1%, girls: 62.2%; and Jain males 14.9%, girls: 4.3%.
Moreover, portion of women and men consuming aerated drinks has come down over time from 88.3 per cent for males and 83.5 per cent for ladies in 2-15-16 to 86.4 per cent males and 84.3 per cent for ladies in 2019-21. The proportion of those that ate fried meals stood at 95.6 per cent for ladies and 92.6 per cent for males.
Three objects, pulses/beans, leafy greens, and fruits — had been consumed day by day, weekly or often by nearly 100 per cent of the inhabitants throughout 2019-20. Also, 96.2 per cent of males and 94.2 per cent of ladies consumed milk and curd both day by day, weekly or often, the survey knowledge confirmed.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”