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Circular issued by the CBSE to all schools regarding promotion of healthy snacks in schools affiliated to CBSE, 06/01/2016

Schools are required to ensure that there is no HFSS foods (such as chips, fried foods, carbonated beverages, ready-to-eat noodles, pizzas, burgers, potato fries and confectionery items, chocolates, candies, samosas, bread pakora etc.) available in the school canteens.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2016
Central Board of Secondary Education
Tags:
Junk Food, Child Health, Health Effects, India, Non Communicable Diseases, Nutrition
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Tough time for moms as CBSE bans junk food

Visakhapatnam: Parents are now perplexed about what to pack in the lunch box for their children following the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) direction to all schools affiliated to it

Publication Date: 
11/01/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Junk Food, Child Health, Children, Health Effects, Nutrition, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Health
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Indian Medical Association to start campaign against junk food in new year

With rising prevalence of obesity in children and its adverse health effects, obesity is being recognised as a serious public health concern.

Publication Date: 
29/12/2015
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
Tags:
Child Health, Children, Obesity, Health Care, Junk Food, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Diabetes, Heart Diseases, WHO
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40% of school children lack healthy BMI

INDORE: The lack of physical activities and outdoor games in addition to the busy schedule of school children lead unhealthy body mass index, say experts.

Publication Date: 
08/12/2015
Litha Thampy
Times Of India (Indore)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Children, Child Health, Obesity, Junk Food, Lifestyles, Health
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‘Junk food causing malnutrition’

Consumption of junk food distributed by various government and non-government organisations as relief materials after the April 25 earthquake has caused malnutrition among the children of Okhaldhun

Publication Date: 
03/11/2015
Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Junk Food, Child Health, Children, South Asia
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Report of working group on addressing consumption of foods High in Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) and promotion of healthy snacks in Schools of India

Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is tasked with tackling issues related to nutrition and specifically to under-nutrition among the children, pregnant and lactating

Publication Date: 
01/11/2015
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Tags:
Junk Food, Obesity, Children, Child Health, India, Food Adulteration, Epidemics, Non Communicable Diseases
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Junk food ban won't solve problem: Schools

GURGAON: When the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposed guidelines to restrict sale or availability of food high in fat, salt or sugar within 50m of a school's premises on O

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
Shubra Pant
Times Of India (Gurgaon)
Tags:
Haryana, Junk Food, Food Safety And Standards Authority Of India (FSSAI), Gurgaon (T), Health Effects, Child Health, Health
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Ban sale of junk food within 200 meters of schools

JAIPUR: Taking into consideration rising childhood obesity, diabetes and hypertension, an expert committee set up by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has recommended ban on sale of ju

Publication Date: 
28/08/2015
Rachna Singh
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Jaipur (T), Junk Food, Child Health, Health Effects, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Health
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Maneka seeks ban on junk food for students

`Stop Fast Food Sale In And Around Schools'

Publication Date: 
27/08/2015
Himanshi Dhawan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Junk Food, Child Health, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Nutrition, Legislation, Health Effects, Health
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CSE welcomes proposal to ban junk food sale in schools

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the move by an expert committee set up by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) which has recommended ban on sale of junk foods in

Publication Date: 
24/08/2015
Bindu Shajan Perappadan
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Junk Food, Food Safety, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Children, Child Health, Health Effects, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Health

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