Diabetes continues to be a disease of epidemic proportions in India, as new government figures remind us. The overall prevalence of diabetes in the country is 11.8 percent, with men and women almost equally affected. Twelve percent of men are diabetic, compared to 11.7 percent of women. The findings come from the National Diabetes and […]
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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
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A staggering proportion of India’s children struggle with oral health issues. A recent study suggests a figure of eighty percent nationwide – at least. Poor oral health is one of the most neglected issues when it comes to public health, experts claimed earlier this year. In India, shortages of dentists mean many Indians go without
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Despite the major global public health burden of oral diseases, oral health has been largely ignored by the global health community, according to a series of articles on oral health published in The Lancet. India is no exception. There is a shortage of dentists in the country that has resulted in many Indians simply never
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