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Curbing Obesity

With a mission to lead and drive global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity, the World Obesity Federation (WOF) launched World Obesity Day in 2015 that is now observed globally on October 11. With more than 135 million individuals affected by obesity in India, abdominal obesity is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVDs). The WOF estimates about three out of ten Indians are expected to be obese by 2025. India needs to gather some learning lessons from other countries where the industry is collaborating with regulators to achieve regulatory environments that are conducive for product reformulation, labelling and marketing regulation, ensuring a range of healthy options for consumers.

Plastic Ban - A Boon Or Bane?

This Independence day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a pledge to ban the use of single-use plastic by October 2. Although the plastic ban is directed towards a healthier environment, businesses in the food, beverage retail and e-commerce industries are set to be the most affected by this development. Now all stakeholders are working on finding alternatives to plastic.

6 mins

Curbing Obesity

With a mission to lead and drive global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity, the World Obesity Federation (WOF) launched World Obesity Day in 2015 that is now observed globally on October 11. With more than 135 million individuals affected by obesity in India, abdominal obesity is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVDs). The WOF estimates about three out of ten Indians are expected to be obese by 2025. India needs to gather some learning lessons from other countries where the industry is collaborating with regulators to achieve regulatory environments that are conducive for product reformulation, labelling and marketing regulation, ensuring a range of healthy options for consumers.

10 mins

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Nuffoods Spectrum Magazine Description:

NuFFooDS Spectrum covers Nutrition, Nutraceutical, Functional Foods, Dietary Supplements. It is an integrated B2B media platform for the Nutritional and nutraceutical industry covering Nutrition, Functional Foods & Beverage, Dietary Supplements, Ingredients and allied sectors.
The Monthly print issue of NuFFooDS Spectrum will cover in-depth stories on business and market, research and development stories in the nutrition, nutraceutical, Functional Foods, Dietary Supplements and Ingredients industry. Besides, it will cover news, trends and analysis, business and investment opportunities, technology breakthroughs, product features and event listings, quick insights about the Industry on regular basis. Whereas the online edition will cover the above all at regular intervals with daily updates on the industry.