[arunc]

Am I the only one to see a trend in the increasing number of articles like these?

Traditionally for centuries people in India have been consuming coconut oil, ghee, etc which are supposed to be high in saturated fats and never had problems. After globalization (1992), the food industry in here changed a lot as well. The business promotion and the usage of refined oils increased which is good for business, nevertheless not for health. These days, diabetes, heart attacks and other such illness are very common even among 20+ and 30+. The Indian food industry is one in which India (as a society) failed to nurture and preserve its rich, diverse and healthy food culture.

[auctiontheory]

Diabetes and heart disease were widespread in India long before 1992. A simpler explanation, over the last century, is that Indians are eating more, and exercising less (i.e. not in the fields).

Aloo curry over white rice - nothing healthy about that, whatever oil you use to cook it in.