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TopicJunk food

Topic: Junk food

FSSAI seeks more time from SC to work on front-of-pack labels for foods with high fat, sugar & salt

Food regulator FSSAI weighs pictures versus labels on packaged food amid growing pressure for long-overdue health reform.

FSSAI to adopt ICMR nutrition norms for defining food high in fat, sugar, salt on front-of-pack labels

ICMR-NIN Dietary Guidelines for Indians 2024 term HFSS foods as those prepared with excessive fats, sugar or salt. Scientific panel giving final shape to food regulator’s labelling policy.

Law on junk food ads? Delhi think tank says ‘misleading claims’ on packaged food hide health risks

Report by Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi), titled ‘THE JUNK PUSH: Rising Ultra-processed Food Consumption in India - Policy, Politics and Reality’, released Friday.

Seeing someone eat junk food can help you lose weight. Here’s how

The mere sight of someone being hit by a hammer will fire up our brain's neural networks associated with pain. Such effects also extend to food consumption.

Different kinds of labels on food packs affect your junk-food buying decisions, finds survey

Survey, conducted by National Institute of Nutrition across five cities, shows most consumers in India don’t look for nutritional value of a product, but just brand name and expiry date.

Overeating can affect your ability to fulfil social, work or family roles

People who struggle with addictive eating may have intense cravings, which don’t relate to hunger, and feelings of withdrawal.

SRK, Salman, Kohli… Unlike Ronaldo, Indian celebs have endorsed junk food for years

Tobacco, cigarettes, soft drinks, junk food — Bollywood actors and Indian sports personalities have never shied away from appearing in advertisements for unhealthy items.

As study flags ‘unhealthy’ McDonald’s & Subway, food authority says law takes its own time

Pawan Agarwal, CEO of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, told ThePrint the due process to notify the draft of Food Safety Standards Regulations is on.

Your child’s burger-and-Netflix binge has India on the edge of a crisis

A quarter of patients undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity-associated diseases were overweight as children, a study has found.

On Camera

India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.