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Business / Wed, 29 May 2024 The Times of India

Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath: We Indians need to question ...

Read what Nithin Kamath has to say about food quality and safety in India“Adulteration in food items like masalas, milk and protein. This applies to both packaged foods and food from many restaurants,”What X users have to say about Kamath’s post"Absolutely right! Incidentally, There is a lot of adulteration majorly in these products.”Zerodha ’s co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has sparked an important conversation about the quality and safety of the food that Indians consume. In a post shared on social media platform X (earlier Twitter) in February, he revealed about the stroke. The sugar content in most of our food is ridiculous.”In this post, the co-founder also pointed out the widespread adulteration of essential food items.

Read what Nithin Kamath has to say about food quality and safety in India

“Adulteration in food items like masalas, milk and protein. And then there are substandard chemicals used in food colouring and preservatives in fruits and vegetables. They are all slowly killing us. This applies to both packaged foods and food from many restaurants,”

What X users have to say about Kamath’s post

"Absolutely right! It is very important for us to be aware of the food and beverages we consume,"

“Excessive consumption of anything which is white in colour is not good for health. For example: Milk, Paneer, Sugar, Salt, Maida etc. Incidentally, There is a lot of adulteration majorly in these products.”

Zerodha ’s co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has sparked an important conversation about the quality and safety of the food that Indians consume. He said that people need to question what goes into the food they eat. Kamath also noted that the sugar content and adulteration in food items such as "masalas (spices), milk and protein" is "slowly killing us".Earlier this year, Kamath suffered a mild stroke and was briefly hospitalised. In a post shared on social media platform X (earlier Twitter) in February, he revealed about the stroke. Kamath explained that anything from poor sleep and exhaustion to the passing away of his father could be the reason.Kamath took to X to share a news article on sugar consumption and wrote, “We Indians need to question what goes into the food we consume. The more we ask, the better choices we will have. The sugar content in most of our food is ridiculous.”In this post, the co-founder also pointed out the widespread adulteration of essential food items. This includes masalas, milk, and protein supplements.Kamath added.Since being shared, the post has been viewed over by nearly 90,000 X users.Agreeing with Kamath, several users also shared their thoughts.a user wrote.Another user claimed:

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