PART THREE: WELLNESS INDEX

A majority of today’s youth don’t exercise or watch their diet

70%

don’t have an exercise regimen

62.5%

do not monitor their diet

Indians aren’t concerned about their health – or at least that’s what the survey reveals. Just 30% of the respondents follow some kind of exercise routine and 37.5% watch their diet. However, what’s clear is that women prefer dieting and men like to exercise.

Across cities, 39.6% women are monitor their diets regularly as compared to 35.2% of men. And, 33.2% men exercise regularly as compared to 26.8% women.

Both sexes are not informed about the benefits of fibre and gluten-free food. More than 50% of men and women say it is not important for them to choose food items with high fibre content. They don’t know that it is an important part of a healthy balanced diet and can prevent heart disease, diabetes, weight problems and improve digestion. Men, 35.7%, and women, 35.9%, also don’t see the importance of unsaturated fat.

Probiotic preparations do not find many takers among women, with just 35.1% of them saying it’s important compared to 38.9% men.

Though enough information is available on organic food, just 36.1% women compared to 42.1% men say it is important to choose food grown without the use of pesticides.

At 50.7%, more men consume greens than women. These numbers are reversed when it comes to chocolates, which 31.2% women like, as compared to 29.5% men.