Good or bad? When it comes to food, it’s not that simple
Our ideas about the relationship of food with health and medicine are increasingly shaped by modern science.
Urban north India has highest fat intake, obesity
Urban Indians consume nearly 50% more fat than rural counterparts, finds latest ‘What India Eats’ survey
Perks of peanut
The versatile groundnut is a protein-packed addition to diet
‘Crash’ diets are potential health hazards: experts
‘Crash’ diets often prescribed for quick weight loss are usually unbalanced and lead to health issues that can be dangerous in the …
Food fudge: A graphical guide on attempts to dilute nutritional thresholds
A working group of FSSAI prepared thresholds for fat, sugar and salt this year. Here is what is wrong with them
Food fudge: The story behind why India still does not have front-of-pack labelling
Seven years, four committees and two draft regulations later, India still does not have a clear labelling system to warn consumers about harmful …
Junk food monster: Take a look inside what you eat
From chips to fries, noodles to pizzas, CSE laboratory tested 33 products — 14 packaged foods and 19 fast foods — for salt, fat, …
FSSAI plans mandatory colour coding for sugary and salty foods
The move is among a number of measures which are a part of FSSAI’s new draft regulation on labelling and display
5 billion people globally exposed to toxic trans fat linked to heart disease: WHO
Diets high in trans fat can increase the risk of heart disease by 21 per cent and deaths by 28 per cent
Food fudge: What India can do to make its front-of-pack labelling robust
Countries have tried different labelling formats, but warning labels have emerged as the most effective in guiding consumers to make healthy food …
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
FSSAI launches awareness drive on trans fats
Impact of trans fats on human health in India is increasing and awareness about them is vital if they are to be eliminated altogether, says FSSAI head
Junk food monster: Communicating diseases
A lab study by the Centre for Science and Environment has found extremely high levels of salt, fat and trans fat in junk foods responsible for …
What’s in your food? Bournvita row rekindles front-of-package labelling discourse
Nutrition fat labelling is difficult to understand and allows companies to hide facts, says CSE expert
