Fast way to fat

Fast food - Poor man's amaranth is now expensive health food

Scientists classify Amaranth as a grain, but most Indians treat it as non-cereal

Ghanaians are eating more fast food: The who and the why

More men consumed fast food than women because men do not often cook or lack basic cooking skills; consumption was also a display of social status&…

'Healthy’ fast food chains not living up to their claims

Many chains are now using claims about nutrient content and health benefits on their websites to create a marketing edge

Health in news on May 14

A round-up of what's new in health

Reluctant game-changers: Why fast food cos in India drag their feet over antibiotics misuse

The fast-food industry has played a critical role in the fight against drug resistance in developed countries. But their attitude changes when it …

Domino's and Dunkin Donuts release policy on limiting antibiotic use in chicken

The development comes days after non-profit CSE revealed their indifference towards controling antibiotic use in India 

How marketers condition us to buy more junk food

McDonald’s has been under a cloud in recent years as its US customers turn to alternatives. The Conversation explores what the sector is …

Threat in the treat

Fast and fatal

The furious march of the fast food industry

Fast food chains progress on antibiotic policy, but action fragmented

The policies remain fragmented with focus limited to certain food animal species or markets

Mouth-watering find

Chocolates are 2,600 years old

Recent FSSAI regulations crucial to cut junk food

Shield for school students; better labelling on packaging

Junk food monster: It's time for a red alert

Delays and dilutions have derailed regulations of packaged and fast foods. Is it time to press the panic button?

Thumbs down

What's eating you?

Each bite we take eats away of the Earth's precious resources

Front of Packet Labelling to be delinked from general labelling regulation: FSSAI

On December 17, CSE had released the results of its study of 33 packaged and fast foods that were found to be high in salt, sugar and fat

The rise and rise of the fast food industry

Portion size to calorie intake, study sheds light on how fast food is causing various lifestyle diseases

Conference on ‘slow food’ kicks off in Meghalaya

Speakers insist on the importance of reflecting on evolving food and agro ecological issues of indigenous people

India, south Asian neighbours must act against trans-fat now: WHO

The countries are among the 15 that account for two-thirds of the deaths linked to the substance

Children’s health affected by marketing of unhealthy foods

WHO's Europe office calls for regulation of ads; all 53 member states in European Region concur

Chickens from intensive farms worries urban India, shows recent consumer research

In intensive farming, chickens are raised with gained weight, painful lameness, skin lesions, leg fractures, lung problems, bone problems and …

COVID-19: Food waste during pandemic can worsen climate emergency

The median amount of food waste per capita in large developed economies is significantly higher than in large developing economies