Junk Food
Zomato launches 'intercity legends', now order from anywhere in India
Order popular, authentic dishes from anywhere and have them delivered to your doorstep
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Digital marketing of unhealthy foods, online gaming driving obesity: WHO
The global health body added that while nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese, the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic made that worse
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FSSAI plans to introduce 'front of package label' to regulate junk foods
FSSAI CEO Arun Singhal on Monday said there is a plan to introduce front-of-package (FoP) labeling on packaged foods to help consumers make healthier food choices
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UK to ban junk food TV adverts before 9pm in child obesity campaign
The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of a wider campaign to combat childhood obesity.
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How we're addicted to junk food
Book review of Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions
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FSSAI bans sales, junk foods ads in school canteens, within 50 m of campus
The Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2020 in this regard has been notified now after consideration of stakeholders'' comments, FSSAI said in a statement
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Food labels with caloric costs may lead to healthier choices
Pooled data from 14 randomised trials showed that labels with activity times induced consumers to cut back nearly 65 calories per meal more than labels that simply listed calories
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Soon, no junk food or their ads near schools; FSSAI proposes ban within 50m
In June this year, FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal had announced that the regulator has proposed banning advertisements of unhealthy food in and around school.
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SCPCR asks Uttarakhand govt to ban sale of junk food near schools
The ban will be implemented keeping in mind the recommendations of the FSSAI
Junk food and sugary drinks get costlier as FSSAI calls for fat tax
The proposal by the Indian food ombudsman has not gone down well with the companies and restaurants
Junk food fixation has similar brain processes as drug & alcohol addiction
Food packaging plays a big part in triggering brain processes that influence our food choices
Khichdi replaces pizzas: Maharashtra bans junk food, soft drinks in schools
Banned items include fried food items like potato chips, sherbets, ice gola, carbonated soft drinks
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Food and drink MNC giants plot fightback as India looks to tighten rules
Modi is also considering a nationwide "fat tax" for so-called "junk foods"
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Food, drink giants plot fightback as India looks to tighten rules
PM Modi's administration has raised concerns over possible impact on the $57 billion sector
Junk food commercials trigger unhealthy choices among kids
Researchers says the ads influence brain activity, prompting children to take decisions driven by taste rather than health
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People crave for junk food when they are bored: Study
Researcher Sandi Mann from the UCLan in the UK and colleagues conducted two studies of boredom and food choices
