Foods like papads, meal-based sauces, Asian sauces, pickles, bread and bakery products were found to have high levels of salt. Hyderabad: Several varieties of packaged foods have more than five grams
In a bid to promote healthy-eating practice in schools, the Delhi government has directed schools in the city to consider banning sale of food items high in fat, sugar and salt content from their canteens
<p>The researchers extracted data on iodized household salt from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys conducted in 2000 and 2010. As part of the surveys, household salt samples were tested for iodization
The chances of work for setting up a soluble salt mining project at Darang in Mandi district have brightened with Hindustan Salt Limited (HSL) finally submitting its proposal for Rs 190 crore to the State
Globally, sodium intake far exceeds the level recommended by the World Health Organization. Assessing health literacy related to salt consumption among older adults could guide the development of interventions
PepsiCo has stepped up work on reducing salt and sugar in the beverages and snacks it sells in India amid growing public concern over high levels of some ingredients in packaged foods available in stores.
After the hue and cry over the presence of high lead content and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Maggi, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now directed the State government to test
Dietary fats and sodium are both palatable and are hypothesized to synergistically contribute to ingestive behavior and thereby obesity. Contrary to this hypothesis, C57BL/6J mice fed a 45% high fat diet
Food safety squads have been posted in all districts in the State to ensure that there is no sale of the banned Maggi noodles in the State, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. The squads would
NEW DELHI: India, the world's fifth largest instant noodles market till the other day, looks set to lose that status as sales in the category have crashed by about 80% across the country following the
