Nigeria’s street food: Tasty but toxic? Expert shares advice to make it safer
In Nigeria, there have been pockets of foodborne disease outbreaks over the years which have claimed lives
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 …
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?
The world is hooked on junk food: How big companies pull it off
Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through …
Messages matter: Are junk food ads creating a crisis for today’s children?
Advertisements featuring junk food and even cartoon characters endorsing unhealthy foods can lead to problems for children today
Book Review: A chemist’s sceptical look at nutritional wisdom
Overprocessed chemical-laden stuff is bad for you; it’s pure malevolent junk. George Zaidan has chosen this junk food truth as an excellent …
CSE welcomes Centre’s recommendation to ban sale of junk food
Child development ministry has proposed a ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens across India
Govt refuses to answer queries on junk food labelling rules, again
It had been asked to comment on a recent study by CSE about labelling regulations for junk food
UGC asks universities to act against junk food
The commission issued a circular asking for a ban on junk food and awareness drives for students
Punjab bans sale of junk food in schools
Private schools have been asked to declare that junk food is not sold in their premises. Manipur, Orissa, Chandigarh and Madhya Pradesh have …
FSSAI expert group recommendations on junk food regulation add nothing new
Its report asks for additional tax on junk food and ban on advertising such foods on children's shows but has no plan for implementation
'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
India has the second highest number of obese children in the world
Some 14.4 million children in India are affected by obesity, and its occurrence is increasing rapidly
Nagaland bans junk food in schools, calls for sensitising children
By issuing this notification, Nagaland followed states such as Punjab, Odisha and Manipur in banning junk food in schools
Punjab sets an example by banning junk food in schools
By not allowing children to bring junk food from home, the state education department's message—that junk food is unhealthy—is made …
Himachal Pradesh High Court bans junk food in non-biodegradable packs
Judges express hope that move will protect environment as well as children’s health
What's driving the worldwide obesity epidemic?
The proportion of adults who are overweight or obese increased from 29 per cent in 1980 to 37 per cent in 2013
Kerala imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on branded restaurants selling junk food
A 2016 study published in the International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries found high incidence of Type-2 diabetes among the …
Junk food sale in schools: FSSAI panel frames weak guidelines
'Draft guidelines submitted in Delhi High Court will not serve the purpose of saving children from junk food'
World Health Assembly recognises key strategies to tackle childhood obesity
These include regulation on marketing of unhealthy foods, nutrition labelling, taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages and reduction in obesogenic …
Food labels should disclose public health impacts, says minister
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan promises to write to the health ministry
Middle class more at risk of obesity, says study
Research shows that nutritional transition towards more fat and sugar results in increasing obesity in middle-income families
Health Ministry asks Railway Board to not allow junk food, tobacco ads
Indirect advertising of such products can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, the health ministry says
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 …
Court rejects industry plea meant to stall guidelines on junk food sale in schools
Food industry had contended that no attempt should be made to create a category called junk food when the food safety law does not define it as such