Food intake & Hunger

Global hunger Index religious eating habbits

According to the Global Hunger Index released by the International Food Policy Research Institute, India’s hunger index ranks 15th in the world. The Global Hunger Index calculates hunger levels based on three factors: the number of malnurished people in the country, the proportion of underweight children, and child mortality.

Hindus do not eat beef. Muslims and high caste Hindus do not eat pork. Indian beef is cheaper than lamb, which tends to be the most expensive meat. Devout Hindus and Buddhists are vegetarians. Jains are very strict vegetarians; they do not eat eggs, but do drink milk and eat butter. About half of the Indian population is vegetarian.