By Nestle was recently in the news for all the wrong reasons (again). This time it was because the company admitted that 60% of its products are unhealthy. While many people will now swear off Nestle’s products, unlike the West, packaged food isn’t that big of a food safety issue in
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!
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,