Let me know if I am eating healthy

The Issue

The amount of refined sugar in a product is a critical determinant of how unhealthy it is. Refined sugar is a concentration of fructose which leads to its conversion as triglycerides which block up the cardio vascular system. Intermittent use of sugar and sugary products leads to repeated spikes in insulin leading to insulin tolerance and diabetes. 

However, the proposal to label the high sugar food on the front of the label has not been implemented for reasons best known to the commercial interests which want to sell products on the basis of the surge of glucose level that sugary products cause in the brain. Apart from above, this also leads to fluctuating energy levels through out the day for people who consume sugar and other high glycemic index food.

The change that is required is the front of the pack labeling of the food based on the glycemic index of the food. If it is high glycemic index food like refined sugar, people should be forewarned about the possibility of diabetes and energy fluctuations because of the same. The Government should mandate such a measure as it has been done in other parts of the world. This is notified as a possible measure by FSSAI but is delayed in implementation.

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The Issue

The amount of refined sugar in a product is a critical determinant of how unhealthy it is. Refined sugar is a concentration of fructose which leads to its conversion as triglycerides which block up the cardio vascular system. Intermittent use of sugar and sugary products leads to repeated spikes in insulin leading to insulin tolerance and diabetes. 

However, the proposal to label the high sugar food on the front of the label has not been implemented for reasons best known to the commercial interests which want to sell products on the basis of the surge of glucose level that sugary products cause in the brain. Apart from above, this also leads to fluctuating energy levels through out the day for people who consume sugar and other high glycemic index food.

The change that is required is the front of the pack labeling of the food based on the glycemic index of the food. If it is high glycemic index food like refined sugar, people should be forewarned about the possibility of diabetes and energy fluctuations because of the same. The Government should mandate such a measure as it has been done in other parts of the world. This is notified as a possible measure by FSSAI but is delayed in implementation.

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M R Rajendran NairPetition Starter

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FSSAI Government of India
FSSAI Government of India
Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
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Petition created on 30 August 2020