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Make food as medicine: Rethinking nutrition for a healthier tomorrow

Make food as medicine: Rethinking nutrition for a healthier tomorrow

Dr Pradeep Mahajan, Regenerative Medicine Researcher & Founder, StemRx Hospital & Research Centre says healthy food is not about restrictive diets or expensive super foods. It is about balance- choosing seasonal, fresh, and diverse foods

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Why India’s Nutrition Problem Isn’t Lack of Food – But Lack of Absorption

Why India’s Nutrition Problem Isn’t Lack of Food – But Lack of Absorption

Nutrition is not just about what we eat. It’s about what our bodies can retain from what we eat. And that’s a problem we’re only beginning to fully understand. Satya Dev Tiwari, Chairman and Managing

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Beyond certificates, it’s about trust and empowering growth

Beyond certificates, it’s about trust and empowering growth

Co-authored by Sonali Bambade, Quality Assurance, Envirocare Proficiency Testing and  Dr Nilesh Amritkar, Managing Director, Envirocare Labs In today's dynamic global economy, the importance of accreditation extends beyond individual entities. It speaks a universal language of

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How Rising Health Awareness and Affluent Lifestyles are Driving Sports Nutrition Market

How Rising Health Awareness and Affluent Lifestyles are Driving Sports Nutrition Market

Uday Kiran, Manager - Food Processing and Retail, Sathguru Management Consultants India's sports nutrition market has been growing at a CAGR of nearly 10 per cent between 2019 and 2024, reaching approximately $360 million in

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Beyond Oil and Milk: Rethink Vitamin D Fortification in India

Beyond Oil and Milk: Rethink Vitamin D Fortification in India

Co-authored by - Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), and Trishali Khanna, Research Assistant (ICRIER) The Economic Survey (FY2024–25) reports that India’s health expenditure had risen at a CAGR

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Reefer on the Brink

Reefer on the Brink

Ashish Gupta, Convenor, Refcold 2025 and Director, Standard Refrigeration, New DelhiDespite being the backbone of cold chains, India’s refrigerated transport sector grapples with systemic inefficiencies that threaten the integrity of perishable cargo logistics. The efficiency

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Fuelling the Future: How Food Tech Is Shaping the Future Industry

Fuelling the Future: How Food Tech Is Shaping the Future Industry

Dr Abhishek Chandra, Assistant Professor, School of Health Science and Technology, UPES AI-driven diets and lab-grown meat are only two examples of the substantial transformations in food. The food on your plate in the future

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Cows, Codes, and Confidence: The Changing Face of Indian Dairy

Cows, Codes, and Confidence: The Changing Face of Indian Dairy

In the early hours of a typical morning in a bustling Bangalore household, a mother pours a glass of milk for her child—not with uncertainty, but with quiet assurance. Unlike previous generations, her confidence is

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Nutritional Security in India: Bridging the Gap for a Healthier Future

Nutritional Security in India: Bridging the Gap for a Healthier Future

AP Sinha – Director, Farlense Group India stands at a nutritional crossroads. The country has made remarkable strides in improving food availability, thanks to decades of economic growth and robust public welfare programs. Yet malnutrition

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World Food Safety Day 2025 – Addressing the Complexities of Contaminant Detection in Processed Foods

World Food Safety Day 2025 – Addressing the Complexities of Contaminant Detection in Processed Foods

Dr Veena P. Panicker, Head, Bio Monitoring, Merck Life Science India As the global community observes World Food Safety Day on June 7, the spotlight turns to the critical role of ensuring that food systems