Dear Rujuta Diwekar, Traditional and Home Cooked Does NOT Necessarily Mean Safer Or Healthier!
Rujuta Diwekar is at it again. She has put up a post on Facebook (screenshot below). In her post, while praising traditional Diwali sweets’ virtues, she implies that traditional and home-cooked food is superior merely because it is traditional or home-cooked. This is a DANGEROUS misconception!
FSSAI Compliance Platform Is Unlikely To Improve Food Safety
The FSSAI’s compliance platform will undoubtedly ease things a bit for eateries in routine compliance documentation. However, I am afraid it will do nothing much to improve safety or reduce the corrupt inspector raj. The obnoxious harassment and bribery will continue, and become worse with these universal safety compliance requirements.
Your Paracetamol Tablets Might Be Doing You More Harm Than Good
High usage of NSAIDS (pain killers) without prescriptions is a major cause of kidney disease and kidney failures in India. NSAIDS include Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Paracetamol (acetaminophen) etc.
The Government Is Failing It’s Citizens
India has a serious hunger problem and an even worse nutrition problem. The Indian government is failing its people. All our neighbors are doing a better job. Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-ranks-94-out-of-107-nations-in-global-hunger-index-categorised-serious-2311582?pfrom=home-topstories
Government Wants A Trans Fat Free India By 2022. But Is It Possible?
Speaking at an online event organised by the FSSAI to celebrate World Food Day, India’s Union Health Minister, Dr. Harshavardhan, declared that the Government intends to make India trans fat free by 2022. This is one year ahead the global target set by the World Health Organisation. However, at foodnetindia,
Your Baby’s Diapers Have Toxic Chemicals
All diaper brands in India, Pampers, Huggies, Himalaya and Patanjali, have high phthalate levels according to an article in The Print.
Coconut, Drumstick, Jackfruit And Avocado Can Help Solve India’s Nutrition Crisis
India will do well to start an intense campaign to plant coconut, moringa (drumstick), jackfruit and avocado trees across the country. Except for coconut, these will go grow everywhere and go a long way in addressing our nutrition crisis.
Herbs And Ayurvedic Treatments Are NOT Free Of Side Effects
There is a widespread belief amongst the general public in India that traditional herbs or ayurvedic treatments do not have side effects and that they are totally safe.
India’s Meat And Poultry Markets Need A Rewamp
The open meat and fowl markets in India must be regulated. They are seriously unhygienic and usually with no refrigeration of meat for several hours after slaughter.
Indians Must Use Less Vegetable Oils
Indians have been consuming way too much omega-6 vegetable oils in the last six decades. Until the 60s, people in India used ghee or coconut oil (in the coastal areas) as cooking mediums. The other major vegetable oils used for cooking at that time (peanut, mustard) were quite abundant in
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