non-communicable diseases

Why regular, updated dietary guidelines are important as non-communicable diseases rise in India

New Delhi: Days after the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) released new dietary guidelines, health experts have stressed the importance of tailoring diets to Indian habits …

Why India’s new dietary guidelines limit sugar intake to 5% of daily calories, none for kids under 2

by Margaret Jenner

Recent scrutiny has fallen on Nestlé, the global food conglomerate, for adding sugar to its powdered baby food products, such as Cerelac, in lower-income countries like India, while omitting it …

Keep infants away from sugar, 500g fruit & veg daily — new national dietary guidelines after 13 yrs

by Margaret Jenner

Cereals and millets occupy the other major portion followed by pulses, flesh foods, eggs, nuts, oil seeds and milk or curd. The previous such recommendations were brought out in 2011. …