Sugar & oil boards in govt offices soon

NOW, all government offices, including various ministries, hospitals, railway stations, and even airports, will display 'oil and sugar boards' on their entrances, waiting areas, corridors, staff rooms, and eating areas to promote healthy lifestyles and combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

These informative posters and digital boards highlight the amount of sugar and oil in popular daily food choices, including 'samosas', 'kachori', pizza, 'pakoras', banana chips, burger, soft drink, and pastry, and how they harm our health.

Official sources told this newspaper that the health ministry has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Indian Council of Medical Research National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN), who have prepared these 'sugar and oil boards', to suggest a "model healthy meal" that can be served in canteens and eateries of these public institutions, instead of the greasy, sugary meals and snacks served now.