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Analysis of salt, total fat, trans fat and carbohydrate in junk food

Most packaged food and fast food items being sold in India contain "dangerously" high levels of salt and fat in them, according to a new laborator

Publication Date: 
17/12/2019
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Junk Food, Food Safety, Health Effects, India, CSE Study
Health

Junk food must carry warning labels

It is in the interest of the consumers, the food industry and the nation that the dangers of junk food are disclosed and widely disseminated

Publication Date: 
17/07/2019
Chandra Bhushan
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Safety, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Non Communicable Diseases, Health Effects, Junk Food, Health, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Environment

Measuring change through the young

Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish school girl who is rocking the world with her protest against inaction on climate change

Publication Date: 
25/03/2019
Sunita Narain
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Malnutrition, Green House Gases, Sanitation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Environment, Junk Food
Health

PIL over outside food in theatres: Multiplexes compelling families, children to have junk food, says HC

The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Jainendra Baxi, a film director, through his lawyer Aditya Pratap.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2018
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Junk Food, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Food Safety, Child Health, Health
Health

Myth busted: Diabetes is NOT caused by eating meetha

People with a sweet tooth must have surely been advised by many, “Itna meetha mat khao warna diabetes ho jaega” (Eating too much sugar will cause diabetes). But does that really happen?

Publication Date: 
08/06/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diabetes, Junk Food, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Health
Health

How social media is encouraging kids to eat junk

Social media stars might be encouraging children to eat more unhealthy foods, new research suggests.

Publication Date: 
28/05/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Junk Food, Children, Lifestyles, Obesity, Health Effects, Health
Health

Tuberculosis no longer a poor man's disease

The notion that TB is diagnosed among lower-income groups does not hold true any longer, as many TB patients in Mumbai now come from higher income groups also.

Publication Date: 
15/05/2018
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Tuberculosis (TB), Maharashtra, Infectious Diseases, Junk Food, Mumbai, Health Effects, Health
Health

Schools go for fruit break, home snacks

Last year's goverment resolution to not serve junk food to school students has brought several changes this year.

Publication Date: 
30/04/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Junk Food, Child Health, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Health Care, Health
Health

Burden of Packaged Food on Schoolchildren: Based on the CSE Survey ‘Know Your Diet’

In view of the linkages between food and NCDs, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working for necessary policies and practices aimed at promoting good food, especially among schoolchildren.

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
Chandra Bhushan, Sonam Taneja, Amit Khurana
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Junk Food, Children, Health Effects, India, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Obesity, Non Communicable Diseases
Health

New Study Reveals Why Children Prefer Junk Food Over Health Food

This study in the American Journal of Children and Media tells you why children choose junk food over health food!

Publication Date: 
09/03/2018
NDTV
Tags:
Junk Food, Child Health, Health Effects, Nutrition, Coca Cola, Health

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