Why do Indian parents always think we’re starving?

I swear, every time I visit home, my mom looks at me like I’ve just returned from a famine. “Beta, you’ve lost so much weight!” Ma’am, I gained 5 kgs.

It doesn’t matter if you’re 60 kg or 160 kg—Indian parents will believe you’re malnourished and proceed to feed you like you’re preparing for hibernation. “One more roti? No? Okay, here’s three.”