Samosa-Jalebi Warnings News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi government has taken a strict measure taking seriously the rapidly increasing obesity and unhealthy eating habits in the country. Now cigarette-like warnings will be given on things like samosa, kachori, pizza, burger, pakora, pastry.
Posters and digital boards showing the amount of sugar and fat present in these food items will be installed in government offices and institutions. This instruction has been issued by the Union Health Ministry, which will be implemented in major institutions like AIIMS.
Cigarette-like warning, for the first time for junk food
The government is now going to warn people by considering "sugar and fat" as dangerous as tobacco. Now every person will be told how much hidden sugar and oil is there in their daily breakfast. These posters will highlight the fact that just like tobacco causes cancer, trans fat and sugar are also "slow poison" for the body.
Obesity in children: A major disease of the future
According to experts, the habits of today's children are becoming the root of tomorrow's health crisis. Dr. Amar Amle, President of the Cardiological Society of India, says that trans fats and sugar have now become the "new tobacco". Reports show that by 2050, 44.9 crore people in India will be obese, which will be the highest after America.
Know how much poison is hidden in your breakfast
Senior diabetologist Dr. Sunil Gupta says that one Gulab Jamun can contain 5 teaspoons of sugar, which is extremely dangerous for the body. Due to trans fat and excessive sugar, the chances of diseases like diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure increase manifold. Therefore, it is important that the public is made aware of what and how much they are eating.
Prakash Kumar Pandey