The ICMR-NIN-led Let’s Fix Our Food (LFOF) Consortium has released policy priorities for improving diets and food environments for children and adolescents in India. The release is relevant for UPSC because it connects public health nutrition with regulation, school settings, food labelling, and the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases.
The policy document is titled Priority Policy Actions to Promote Healthier Diets and Food Environments for Children and Adolescents in India. It was launched during the LFOF Dissemination and Consultation Workshop in New Delhi, with participation from officials and partners across the nutrition and public health ecosystem.
What the consortium has recommended
The consortium has proposed policy action in several areas:
These measures point to a combined strategy. The LFOF Consortium is not relying only on individual behaviour change. It is also addressing the food environment, commercial incentives, and school-based exposure to unhealthy products.
The workshop also launched knowledge products developed under the consortium, including the LFOF website, the Nutrition Environment Assessment Toolkit for Schools (NEAT-S) and its report, an e-learning module on understanding food labels, and educational resources on fats, sugars and salt.
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