
Food delivery apps have significantly altered urban Indian eating habits, becoming a major economic driver with an estimated Rs 1.2 lakh crore gross output. While offering convenience and serving consumers like never before, these platforms encourage frequent, impulsive, and often unhealthy food consumption through targeted ads and discounts. This shift contributes to increased obesity and lifestyle diseases, with existing regulations focusing on hygiene but not the nutritional impact of frequent consumption or replacement of home-cooked meals.
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