HYDERABAD: The residents of the city are among the most susceptible to diabetes in the country , a scan of the carbohydrate consumption patterns across eight major cities over the past year has revealed.Carbohydrates accounted for as much as 56.9% of a person's total energy consumption in Hyderabad. This is second only to Chennai, which recorded 57.1%.Additionally , at 57.7%, females outnumbered males (55.8%) in Hyderabad in terms of carbs consumed. The men in the city get a larger share of their energy from fats as compared to females, indicates the latest findings by a health and fitness company.“An analysis of the data collected by our mobile app gave us insights into the eating and dietary habits of people across the country. While Chennai, where people are known to consume large quantities of rice, was likely to emerge as one of the top consumers of carbohydrates, Hyderabad coming in the second position was surprising. The city may soon become the diabetes capital of the country ,“ said Tushar Vashisht , co-founder and CEO of HealthifyMe , which published the 'HealthifyMe Trends 2016' data after analysing 43 million food records of over 1 million urban Indians across 200,000 locations. Nearly 20,000 users from Hyderabad are registered on its mobile application.Findings also reveal that Hyderabad figures among the bottom three cities in terms of consumption of protein-rich foods. “The only saving grace for Hyderabad is that people prefer more fruits in their snacks in comparison with other cities,“ said Vashisht.Ravi Sankar Erukulapati, senior endocrinologist at Apollo Sugar Clinics , recommends cutting down on polished rice and opting for brown or millet rice to reduce intake of carbohydrates and lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes.“The consumption of rice is an independent risk factor as far as Type 2 diabetes or diabetes mellitus is concerned. People in the city must shirk polished rice and increase consumption of food like ragi, johar, bajra, oats, brown rice and Quinoa, all of which delays the onset of diabetes,“ he said.