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The Food Security Act has revamped the PDS
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Food Security Act has revamped the PDS

The Hindu  

During the discussion on the National Food Security Act 2013, there was nervousness about guaranteeing food security through the Public Distribution System. Leakages are estimated by matching NSS data on household PDS purchases with “offtake” data reported in the Monthly Food Grain Bulletin of the Food Ministry. To arrive at the estimates presented here, offtake under NFSA including tide-over rations, …

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Health Matters | Spiralling prices prey on health and wellness
1 year, 5 months ago

Health Matters | Spiralling prices prey on health and wellness

The Hindu  

It is quite possible that a generation that has survived a global pandemic fancies itself, in some measure, hardened from that experience, that it perhaps has acquired a fortitude through coming out of a global crisis. Not only did the “use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children”, but also that …

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WHO warns against using artificial sweeteners
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO warns against using artificial sweeteners

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's director for nutrition and food safety, Francesco Branca, stressed that replacing ordinary sugar with artificial sweeteners "does not help with weight control in the long term". Nita …

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WHO issues warning against use of artificial sweeteners to ‘reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases’
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO issues warning against use of artificial sweeteners to ‘reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases’

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization issued a warning on Tuesday against artificial sweeteners or non-sugar sweeteners, which are widely used in products to replace sugar “to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases ”. The WHO further said that the results of the review had suggested that the use of such sugar alternative had undesirable effects like increased …

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Use of artificial sweeteners may have harmful consequences cautions WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

Use of artificial sweeteners may have harmful consequences cautions WHO

Firstpost  

According to the World Health Organisation, artificial sweeteners, which are used to substitute sugar in a wide variety of products, do not aid in weight loss and may have harmful consequences on health. Additionally, the review’s findings “suggest that there may be potential undesirable effects from long-term use of NSS, such as an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular …

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Artificial sweeteners do not aid weight loss, World Health Organisation warns
1 year, 7 months ago

Artificial sweeteners do not aid weight loss, World Health Organisation warns

The Independent  

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WHO warns against artificial sweeteners
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO warns against artificial sweeteners

Hindustan Times  

The use of non-sugar sweeteners does not result in any long-term reduction in body fat, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with the UN health body suggesting that the use of such substances may in fact increase the risk of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults. Based on a review of the available evidence, WHO recommended against …

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India eradicates ‘extreme poverty’ via PMGKY: IMF paper
2 years, 8 months ago

India eradicates ‘extreme poverty’ via PMGKY: IMF paper

The Hindu  

A new IMF paper released on Tuesday, titled ‘Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India’ says that ‘extreme poverty was maintained below 1% in 2020 due to Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. Dismissing the NSS 2017-18 consumer expenditure survey as 'ill-fated', this paper claims food subsidies have reduced poverty on a consistent basis since the enactment of the Food …

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