Surat, Gujarat 
Our medical team from Valsad Gujarat volunteered in Surat Gujarat the next day. This is a large city of Gujarat with ample medical resources. However, surprisingly, there were still a large number of patients who had never gotten a check up.
A group of army officers were also present here. They had been staying in Surat for over 1 month and many were complaining of weight gain and when we checked their BP and glucose levels, they were on the higher end. They all stated their exercise was the same but what had radically changed was the diet as a chef was preparing their meals. I invited the chef to talk and what we found was he was using large amounts of oil, butter, and salt! For example, for butter, he had used over 9L of butter within 2 weeks! A prime example of how diet plays a large role. We challenged him to change his cooking patterns to minimize oil, salt, sugar, and milk products and this was supported by the army officers as well. Hopefully this will make a difference!
