Tag Archives: healthy diet

Why do India’s new dietary guidelines limit sugar intake to 5% of daily calories, but no such limit for children under 2?

There has recently been scrutiny over global food conglomerate Nestlé adding sugar to powdered baby food products such as Cerelac in low-income countries such as India, while not adding sugar in richer countries. This revelation led the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to re-evaluate its regulations on sugar in packaged foods. Especially,… Read More »

Promoting healthy eating in Japan: media strategies

The researchers conducted a cross-sectional study based on data from a web-based survey survey. They identified a variety of web-based and offline media sources that Japanese adults regularly use when searching for nutrition information and found that variables associated with media consumption vary widely. For example, highly educated people were more likely to consult government… Read More »