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Economic Times
15 hours ago
- Health
- Economic Times
Morning Brief Podcast: Health Hazards in your Grocery Bag
Morning Brief Podcast (ET Bureau) Health Hazards in your Grocery Bag Ratna Bhushan | 21:48 Min | June 10, 2025, 7:13 AM IST LISTEN 21:48 LISTENING... "A bottle of mango lassi, neatly sealed and within its expiry date, erupts like a shaken soda—over-fermented and undrinkable. Delivered in 10 minutes from a quick commerce dark store, it should've been safe. But it wasn't. And it isn't an isolated case. As India's quick commerce boom races ahead with 10-minute deliveries, dark stores—those invisible micro-warehouses powering your convenience—are quietly falling short on food safety. From broken packaging and stale bread to near-expiry edible oils and infestations, hygiene violations are slipping through the cracks. With fragmented regulations and overstretched operations, are we walking blind into a public health risk? Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to ET's Ratna Bhushan and Dr Arun Gupta, convenor, Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest, about the systemic hygiene failures inside dark stores, the medical risks of spoiled food, and whether consumer convenience is quietly compromising our in
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Are advertising and easy access driving rising sugar consumption among Indian children?
The Central Board of Secondary Education, or CBSE, recently mandated the establishment of sugar boards at all its schools. These boards will tell children how much sugar there is in common snacks that they eat versus what the recommended sugar intake is. The move also aims to make school canteens healthier so that the food children have access to on a daily basis is healthy and low in sugar. 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 For more episodes of In Focus:
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New Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Having too many sugary sodas, packaged snacks may speed up early signs of Parkinson's disease: Study
NEW DELHI: Eating too much processed food, like sugary sodas, cookies, and packaged snacks, might speed up early signs of Parkinson's disease, according to a latest study. The researchers said the latest study is part of the 'growing evidence that diet might influence the development of Parkinson's disease.' According to Dr Arun Gupta, Pediatrician and Convenor of Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest (NAPi), a national think-tank on nutrition consisting of independent medical experts, paediatricians, and nutritionists, there is growing evidence regarding the ill-effects of ultra-processed food products, which are always high in fat, sugar or salt. 'What is stopping the government from acting sharply and urgently to ban advertising at least, which is leading to overconsumption,' he asked. The study, published online in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, looked for signs of prodromal Parkinson's disease, the earliest stage when neurodegeneration begins. Still, more characteristic symptoms of Parkinson's disease, like tremors, balance problems, and slow movement, have not yet begun. These early symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) -- a brain condition that causes problems with movement, mental health, sleep, pain and other health issues -- can begin years or even decades before the typical symptoms start. 'Eating a healthy diet is crucial as it has been associated with a lower risk of neurodegenerative diseases and the dietary choices we make today can significantly influence our brain health in the future,' said study author Xiang Gao, a distinguished professor and dean of the Institute of Nutrition at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. 'There's growing evidence that diet might influence the development of Parkinson's disease. Our research shows that eating too much processed food, like sugary sodas and packaged snacks, might be speeding up early signs of Parkinson's disease.' Researchers looked at several types of ultra-processed foods, including sauces, spreads, or condiments; packaged sweets; snacks or desserts; artificially or sugar-sweetened beverages; animal-based products; yoghurt or dairy-based desserts; and packaged savoury snacks. One serving was equivalent to a single can of soda, one ounce of potato chips, one slice of packaged cake, a single hot dog or one tablespoon of ketchup.
