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Manbeena Chawla

Opinion
Can Front-of-Package Labelling prevent Digestive Disorders crisis?

Can Front-of-Package Labelling prevent Digestive Disorders crisis?

Nutritionists and doctors across the country are calling for a systemic approach to manage the rapidly rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now more than ever, with particular emphasis on policy actions to establish science-based

Interview
“Mental illness is the pandemic of the 21st century and will be the next major global health challenge”

“Mental illness is the pandemic of the 21st century and will be the next major global health challenge”

With more than 300 patents, Bengaluru-based nutraceutical producer Sami-Sabinsa Group offers a natural solution for better management of mental and cognitive health in the form of its recent product Sabroxy. In addition to its neuroprotective

Nutritionals
Why India must focus on Neuro-nutrition?

Why India must focus on Neuro-nutrition?

Both fatal and non-fatal neurological disorders are quite prevalent in India and contribute quite substantially to the already existing health-related burdens. Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, dementia, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and related disorders, among others,

Doctors & Nutritionists
Why R&D is imperative to achieving Nutrition Security?

Why R&D is imperative to achieving Nutrition Security?

India has seen a big economic growth in the past decades accompanied by a rising burden of maternal and child malnutrition. Tackling these dual challenges requires a strong investment in nutrition research. India has the

Ingredients
“We plan to obtain additional regulatory clearances to promote the awareness of FOSSENCE”

“We plan to obtain additional regulatory clearances to promote the awareness of FOSSENCE”

India’s only manufacturer of sugar alternative fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Tata NQ- the nutritional solutions business unit of Tata Chemicals, is aiming to enhance global acceptance for FOS. With FOSSENCE and GOSSENCE as the flagship products of

Opinion
Staying Sharp with Food Science

Staying Sharp with Food Science

‘A strong mind in a strong body’ is an adage that has been wilfully neglected in the past few decades, especially, when it comes to ‘safe and natural’ food crops and toxic chemical-free food products.

Global
ICRISAT partners with WFP for food security and nutrition

ICRISAT partners with WFP for food security and nutrition

To promote research, advocacy on traditional nutritious cropsThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) will partner on programs and research to improve food, nutrition

Policy
Cabinet approves modification of National Scheme for PM POSHAN in schools

Cabinet approves modification of National Scheme for PM POSHAN in schools

Financial outlay of Rs 54,061.73 crore from the Central GovernmentThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the continuation of ‘National Scheme for PM POSHAN in Schools’ for the

Functional Foods
New Delhi-based Sattviko to produce plant-based superfoods globally

New Delhi-based Sattviko to produce plant-based superfoods globally

Joins hands with US-based Bazelet Health SystemsNew Delhi-based startup Sattviko, a packaged food manufacturer has signed an agreement with Bazelet Health Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Neon Bloom, Inc. to produce a line

Allied Industry
Amul launches new honey product in cooperation with National Bee Board

Amul launches new honey product in cooperation with National Bee Board

Narendra Singh Tomar launches ’Amul Honey’Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar launched ’Amul Honey- a product of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF)’ under active cooperation with ’National Bee Board (NBB)’