By Making It on 14 November, 2012
Junk food is junk by its very definition. But how bad is it, and what are the companies that make it not telling people about this food?
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged Centre for Science and Environment, India, India’s National Institute of Nutrition, junk food, Saif Ali Khan, Sunita Narain, supersize, trans fats, World Health Organization
By Making It on 14 October, 2012
“Our food systems are making people sick,” warns UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food.
Posted in All Posts, Features | Tagged junk food, micronutrient deficiency, nutrition, obese, Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, UN Human Rights Council, United Nations
By Making It on 22 August, 2012
In terms of international development, it is often taken for granted that wealth inevitably leads to health, and that therefore only the countries with wealthier economies will be able to foster the conditions for a healthier population. In this context, international development efforts usually focus on interventions to kick-start economic growth, on the assumption that [...]
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