Lifestyle diseases are the biggest killers in India

Down To Earth’s recently launched biennial publication shows crucial links between environment and health, some of them yet unexplored

Two-minute wake-up call

Nestle's resistance to the nationwide ban on Maggi noodles shows why the country needs an urgent policy on recall of harmful food products

Delhi High Court orders curb on junk food sale in schools across India

Judgement is a milestone development in addressing growing burden of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, says Sunita Narain of Centre for …

Denmark imposes fat tax

The surcharge will be levied on food items containing more than 2.3 per cent saturated fat.

Eating right to save the planet

We need to re-invent sustainable agriculture so that it can meet the needs of millions, but does not cost us the Earth

New York apex court strikes down ban on large-sized sugary drinks in the city

Soda companies, small business owners relieved; public health campaigners disappointed

Unhealthy foods should be eliminated from schools, says WHO report

World Health Assembly accepts recommendations of the commission on ending childhood obesity

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

Now healthy ads sell junk food

Commercials mislead consumers by shifting the focus from poor nutrition to physical exercise

Obesity-related diseases: doctors propose lower waist size cutoffs for screening Indian children

Waist circumference is a reliable indicator of metabolic syndrome, says study

Junk games and school children

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

Junk food in schools: high court asks FSSAI to frame rules

Food standards authority says it has invited proposals for developing guidelines for making available quality food in school canteens

Food industry challenges validity of panel for junk food sale in schools

Health activists say court petition an attempt to scuttle process of ensuring healthy food in schools

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