New Delhi, February 23 (HS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday in his monthly radio program 'Mann Ki Baat' appealed to the countrymen to reduce their consumption of edible oil by 10 percent to reduce the increasing impact of obesity.

Prime Minister Modi also played messages of eminent players and experts on the issue of obesity in the 'Mann Ki Baat' radio program. Through this, he gave the message to people to remain aware and adopt healthy diet and make life better.

After the program, he also talked about challenging 10 people to reduce the consumption of edible oil. Challenge is a method through which the Prime Minister has already run awareness campaigns on social media.

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