Eat Right movement

INTRODUCTION:

Indebt research on communicable & non-communicable diseases, diet-related diseases, hypertension, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and other diseases magnified the bad eating habits and the low quality of food products in India. Focusing on the above concern, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare introduced the new healthy eating strategy, which places citizens at the centre of a Health Revolution over food and fitness. The Eat Right Movement aims to improve public health and combat negative nutritional trends to fight lifestyle diseases.

The following chart can help to understand the broad concept of the food system in India:

EAT RIGHT INDIA - ONLINE E-PLATFORMS:

Food Fortification Resource Centre.
FOSTAC- Food Safety Training & Certification
NETPROFAN- Network of Professionals of Food & Nutrition.
NETSCOFAN- Network of Scientific Co-Operation for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition.

Healthcare and flagship programmes aligned with ERI Movement:

Ayushman Bharat,
POSHAN Abhiyaan,
Anemia Mukt Bharat,
Swacch Bharat Mission,
Fit India' Movement.

Major announcements/ Major points to cover:

Limit for Total Polar Compounds (TPC) at 25% in cooking oil to avoid the harmful effects of reused cooking oil.
Standards for five fortified staples -wheat flour, rice, oil, milk and salt to reduce large-scale deficiencies of vitamins and minerals.
Standards for health supplements, nutraceuticals, prebiotics and probiotics products.
Informed consumer choices Regulations on Advertising, Claims & mandatory menu labelling on products.
Appropriate use of sweeteners for children and pregnant women.
Regulations to reduce trans-fat to less than 2% in all oils, fats and food products.
Prototypes for clusterisation schemes: