Are advertising and easy access driving rising sugar consumption among Indian children?
Why was this move necessary? Reports estimate that by 2030, one of every ten obese children the world over will be from India. India is staring at an obesity crisis among all segments of its population, but public health experts are increasingly worried about the youngest of them – children and adolescents. While diets high in ultra-processed food and lack of physical activity are said to be the main culprits, there is not enough talk about why our diet patterns are changing – relentless advertising and the cheap and easy availability of unhealthy food.
Do our advertising laws need to change to ensure such foods are not marketed to children? Do our food labelling laws need to be modified? Will less access help improve diet patterns?
Guest: Dr Arun Gupta, paediatrician and convenor of Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi)
Host: Zubeda Hamid
Edited by Jude Francis Weston
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