In the first move of its kind, the medical education department appointed well known preventive and social medicine Professor Dr.Jagannath Dixit as the state’s brand ambassador for tackling obesity and diabetes.
J.Dixit, Head of the department of community medicine at Latur Medical College said, his theory is based on the diet plan drafted by late Dr.Shrikant Jichkar between 1997 and 2004. “Unfortunately Dr.Jichkar is no more, but I decided to take his research further. Insulin in blood levels increase after meals which leads to obesity and can create various health hazards. Hence, having just two meals a day will do a lot of good.
“We appointed Dixit as brand ambassador after we found that his diet plan to tackle obesity and diabetes is yielding results, said BJP Leader Girish Mahajan.