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Salt Awareness Week 2021 draws to a close

March 15, 2021 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

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Today, Salt Awareness Week 2021 ends. The observance is intended to promote wider knowledge of why too much salt can be harmful to your health as the effects are far-reaching. In India, salt awareness is important given how much salt Indians consume. In 2019, Down to Earth reported that Indians consume almost ten grams of […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Noncommunicable diseases, Opinion, Social issues Tagged With: heart disease, heart health, hypertension, salt, stroke

A trans fats-free India by 2022?

October 9, 2019 By Kerean Watts 2 Comments

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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) intends for India to be a trans fats-free nation by 2022 with efforts underway to phase them out from food in the next coming years.  “Momentum is growing for the global elimination of industrially-produced trans [fats], with nearly one third of the world’s population in 28 […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Featured Stories, National, News, Social issues Tagged With: food, heart disease, industry, salt, sugar, World Health Organization

There is no great salt debate: we should be consuming less

August 13, 2019 By The Conversation Leave a Comment

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By Feng He, Queen Mary University of London The human body needs a tiny amount of sodium to function properly and this is typically found in salt (sodium chloride). But today most people consume way too much salt, increasing the burden of cardiovascular disease around the world. Health professionals have been trying to tackle this […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition Tagged With: salt, The Conversation, what else we're reading

World Hypertension Day: Avoid high blood pressure, know your numbers

May 17, 2019 By Kerean Watts 1 Comment

Close-up of assessment elderly patient being measured for high blood pressure. A person has their blood pressure examined. Image credit: Katarzyna Białasiewicz / 123rf

Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually […]

Filed Under: Access to Healthcare, Diet & Nutrition, Featured, Featured Story, Government policy, International, Interviews, Medicine and Research, National, News, Noncommunicable diseases, Opinion, Science and Technology, Social issues Tagged With: access to healthcare, access to medicines, alcohol, Exclusive Interviews, fitness, government policy, heart disease, lifestyle, lifestyle disease, Medical devices, noncommunicable diseases, obesity, salt, tobacco

Too much salt is an enemy you need to control and defeat

May 9, 2019 By Vertika Kanaujia Leave a Comment

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First, it is important to understand the dangers associated with too much salt and to what extent we are exposed to the risks. A recent study conducted by the George Institute of Global Health, India concludes that “salt intake in India is double [the] WHO prescribed limit of 5gm per day.” Indians consume 9.08 gm […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Noncommunicable diseases, Opinion, Social issues Tagged With: diet, diet and nutrition, heart disease, hypertension, noncommunicable diseases, salt

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