Interesting - India’s first online interactive food and diet tool!
Q. A green body launched the first online interactive tool in India helping users to improve their food and dietary habits. What is it called?- Published on 21 Sep 16a. Know Your Diet
b. Apna Ahaar Janein
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above
ANSWER: Both of the above
Centre for Science and Environment launched the “Know Your Diet” interactive online food and diet tool available in English and Hindi.
- It is a Hindi version of the tool known as “Apna Ahar Janein”
- India needs a clear policy to help promote good food
- Tool is for benefiting anyone of 9 years or more who can access it from computers, tablets and smartphones
- Indians can use this tool for better policy and practices on promotion of good food
- Aimed at increasing the transitioning food habits and growing burden of diet related non communicable disease in the nation, the interactive tool focuses on critical themes like awareness on food labels and connection between food and health, balanced diet and consumption of foods and beverages which are packaged, non packaged and cooked outside the home been supported by expert inputs from doctors and nutritionists. However, it does not intend to replace in-person professional consultation.
- Tool is expected to help shape food related policies in India
- The tool comprises one main survey and six mini surveys that focus on different aspects of food and health, including sections like 'food labels and you', 'fruits you eat', 'vegetables you eat', 'beverages you drink' and 'household consumption’.
- The Good Food movement has also been launched by CSE
- “KNOW YOUR DIET is a first of its kind initiative to help people of India know about their food and dietary habits. We hope that it will ignite a ‘Good Food’ movement in our country,” said Chandra Bhushan, deputy director general of CSE, while launching the tool
Know Your Diet interactive tool focuses on the following topics:
i. Food and health
ii. Food labels and you
iii. Fruits you eat
iv. Vegetables you eat
v. Beverages you drink
vi. Household consumption
- It also comprises a specifically designed ‘School Children Survey’.
