Edelweiss Mutual Funds CEO Radhika Gupta has proposed a groundbreaking solution to tackle India's obesity epidemic through strategic restaurant portioning. Her 'half-plate' concept aims to help individuals control food intake while minimizing waste and potentially boosting restaurant revenues. The suggestion comes amid alarming global obesity statistics, with studies projecting over 3.8 billion adults could be overweight by 2050. Gupta's innovative approach offers a practical, scalable strategy to address complex nutritional challenges in a country struggling with diverse dietary issues.
April 08, 2025
'Half-plate, full impact': Radhika Gupta's recipe to tackle obesity and food waste
Edelweiss Mutual Funds CEO Radhika Gupta has
suggested a practical solution to deal with the growing problem of obesity in
India.
Key
Points
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Half-plate meals can reduce obesity and food wastage
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Restaurant strategy targets portion control challenges
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Innovative approach addresses multiple health and economic concerns
4 Global
obesity trends highlight urgent need for intervention
Taking to social media platform X, she urged
restaurants to start offering ‘half-plate’ options on their menu. According to
her, this step can help people eat in moderation, reduce food wastage, and even
boost restaurant revenues.
"I am glad we are talking about obesity as a
problem so widely. It is critical," Gupta wrote. She said it’s good to see
that obesity is finally being discussed seriously in the country.
"One basic suggestion I have for restaurants is
to include half-portion options for all meals. Many people prefer eating less
but end up finishing everything on the plate because we Indians don’t like
wasting food,” she said.
“Sometimes sharing isn’t possible when you’re
ordering alone. So why not price the half meals a little more than 50 per cent
of the full portion, if that works financially? This would allow customers to
eat less without wasting food or overspending," Gupta stated.
Radhika Gupta’s comments came shortly after Let’s
Fix Our Food (LFOF) -- a group led by the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition
-- raised concern over the poor food environment in India.
According to them, 24 per cent of adolescents in the
country are underweight, while more than 1.7 crore children and teens are
obese.
Her suggestion was welcomed by many social media
users as obesity is a rising global concern in recent times.
According to recent studies published in ‘The
Lancet’, over 3.8 billion people -- more than half of all adults worldwide --
could be overweight or obese by 2050.
In 2021, around 2.11 billion people were classified
as overweight or obese, with India ranking second globally with 18 crore such
people. China topped the list with over 40 crore obese individuals.
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