Poging GOUD - Vrij
GenZ hooked on to junk food, use apps to order processed items, says study
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
|December 04, 2025
GEN Z is hooked on junk food and regularly order from popular online app to purchase ultra-processed foods (UPFs) like soft drinks, juices, biscuits, cakes, ice creams, candies, chips, and noodles, said a latest survey, which found that alarmingly one in two packaged food items listed on quick commerce platforms in India is high on fat, sugar and salts (HFSS).
The survey findings come in the wake of the Lancet series, which said the rise of UPFs in human diets is damaging public health and fuelling chronic diseases from obesity, diabetes, and cancer globally.
Dit verhaal komt uit de December 04, 2025-editie van The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
Abonneer u op Magzter GOLD voor toegang tot duizenden zorgvuldig samengestelde premiumverhalen en meer dan 9000 tijdschriften en kranten.
Bent u al abonnee? Aanmelden
MEER VERHALEN VAN The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Sheetal Tejwani arrested in Pune land scam that named Ajit Pawar's son
THE Pune Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested Sheetal Tejwani in connection with a ₹1,800 crore land scam involving 40 acres of land near Pune, in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's elder son, Parth Pawar, is allegedly involved.
1 mins
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Keeping players fresh, videos from parents: U17 team success story
INDIAN football has had a harrowing time of late what with one negative story after another. But a silver lining has appeared in the form of the men's U17 team.
2 mins
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
HC comes down heavily on Raj govt for failing to repair school buildings
JUST before the much-hyped 'Pravasi Rajasthan' programme, the High Court has delivered an embarrassing jolt to the Rajasthan government.
1 min
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Groundwater extraction highest in Punjab, followed by Raj & Haryana
PUNJAB leads the nation in underground water extraction as 25% of the total 6,762 total blocks in India are over-exploited, critical and semi-critical and concentrated in only nine states.
1 mins
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Record-breaking Haaland helps City win in thriller
ERLING Haaland made history as the Manchester City striker became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals in a remarkable 5-4 win against Fulham on Tuesday.
1 min
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Relief to Soren as no physical appearance in MP-MLA court
THE Jharkhand HC on Wednesday exempted Chief Minister Hemant Soren from physically appearing in the MP-MLA Court in a case related to disobeying summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
1 min
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
GenZ hooked on to junk food, use apps to order processed items, says study
GEN Z is hooked on junk food and regularly order from popular online app to purchase ultra-processed foods (UPFs) like soft drinks, juices, biscuits, cakes, ice creams, candies, chips, and noodles, said a latest survey, which found that alarmingly one in two packaged food items listed on quick commerce platforms in India is high on fat, sugar and salts (HFSS).
1 min
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
TMC won't allow anyone to touch Waqf properties: Didi
'BJP digging own grave by rushing SIR'
2 mins
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Modi-Shah meeting triggers buzz on new BJP chief again
A meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, held in Parliament House on Wednesday, reignited the buzz about the election of a new party president.
1 min
December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
CYCLONE DITWAH REMINDS WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT
THE devastation wrought by Cyclone Ditwah across Sri Lanka is not merely a tragic weather event; it is a stark indictment of its fragile infrastructure, patchy disaster communication, and long-neglected urban planning.
1 mins
December 04, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size