'Samosas and other snacks will always follow you. The only way to stop indulging in them is to understand how foods cooked in polyunsaturated vegetable oils --sometimes with dangerous trans fats-- can have deadly consequences on your health..'
By Satyendra Garg 02/12/2020
Dr Shweta Khandelwal explains the dangers of trans fats, and why nutrition is interlinked with so many other variables like fiscal and other policies and the empowerment of civil society.
By Ramananda Sengupta 21/07/2020
Since this pandemic is unlikely to end anytime soon, it is critical to ensure that we continue to take all the precautions and build up our immunity through a healthy diet and lifestyle.
By Bipasha Das 18/07/2020
Given the clear linkages between trans fatty acids or TFA and non-communicable diseases, we must act quickly to cap it, says Dr Rajan Sankar of Tata Trusts.
By Ramananda Sengupta 18/08/2020
Hydrogenated Trans Fats in our food cause irreparable harm to our cardiovascular system, killing more than 500,000 people every year. We need to cap it now.
By Paramjeet Singh 28/09/2020
India plans to cap the amount of this deadly unsaturated fat found across various food sectors before the WHO deadline of 2023. But some loopholes in the draft law need to be plugged first.
By Ramananda Sengupta 18/08/2020
While ensuring food and economic security for the poor is obviously a high priority, we cannot ignore the clear linkage between unhealthy diets and the severity of the pandemic.
By Devesh Roy 29/06/2020
International Yoga Day serves to remind us of the need to invest in our physical and mental health as a long term plan
By Dr Shweta Khandelwal 21/06/2020
We might take them for granted, but those spices on our kitchen shelves are incredibly powerful tools in helping us build our immunity against various diseases and infections, including COVID-19
By Nidhi Joshi 19/06/2020
Agencies encourage women to continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic
By Outlook Planet Desk 05/06/2020