Gaurav Gupta

Bollywood celebrities do not promote baby food products! In fact, all baby food product ads are banned in India since 1990s. But do you know the man behind it? Meet Dr. Arun, Nestle’s biggest enemy! Dr. Arun started his fight with Nestle in 1980s. He noticed that Nestle’s sales agents dressed up as nurses and went to hospitals to convince mothers to stop breastfeeding and give formula to babiesinstead. The sales agents would also give free baby formula samples to mothers. Mothers would get overdependent on formula, and their breast milk would dry up. As a result, they would have no choice but to give their babies formula. Dr. Arun and his team fought aggressively, and got the Milk Substitutes Act passed in 1992 which banned all forms of baby food ads! This act has been revolutionary since it has helped India reduce its baby formula usage and has helped India increase its breastfeeding rates. Breastfeeding has numerous benefits including reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes, and the entire country should thank Dr. Arun for his role in fighting against baby formula! @Moveribfan

India is staring at a public health crisis due to ultra-processed food products @fssaiindia @CSEINDIA @aiimsrishi @gargsuneela @SuneetaChimanee @thePHFI @ashwani_mahajan @anshumalini3 @PriyankaJShukla @AnantBhan @amarjesani @Karan_Singhs @Vandana75810056 @drvandanashiva

In my Piece in the @EconomicTimes. I argue for a stringent regulation to control marketing and misleading advertisements of unhealthy food products which are high-fat, sugar, and salt foods.#HFSS Inspired by @JosephEStiglitz book "Road To Freedom Economics and Good Society"

Despite the well intended regulations, misleading ads of food products abundant. Solution lies in amending them as envisaged by the government’s plan main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/… Our report napiindia.in/Launch-of-the-… @LiveLawIndia @chetanecostani @dawalelo

Today BPNI celebrates 32 years of protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding! Thank you to all our members, IBFAN network and breastfeeding advocates and supporters in India and across globe. #BPNIturns32 #breastfeeding

Everyone knows breastfeeding is important for babies, but what is the right technique for breastfeeding? Openly discussing breastfeeding is sort of a taboo and mothers often feel too shy to discuss their challenges with breastfeeding. I have partnered with senior doctors to determine the right technique of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding can help lower the risk of asthma, obesity and diabetes for babies. Not only does it help babies, but it helps mothers reduce their risk of breast-cancer and type 2 diabetes (Source: CDC). While these advantages sound great, it is important for mothers to use the right technique while breastfeeding. Share this with any new parent or anyone who is expecting a child!

@elonmusk thanks for inspiring people to be journalists ! Here is my attempt to bring a story in cartoons- When ultra processed food products eat you 👇🤔 By @sajithkumar

anh-academy.org/community/blog… Great work @StuartGillesp16 ! @virsanghvi this might answer your questiion. It’s not the whether one smokes cigarette versus eating biscuit. strategies used by both industries r similar . We ask action such as labels declaring high sugar in a product …

@fssaiindia @PMOIndia @mansukhmandviya @ianuragthakur @reporter_pooja reports on @ZeeNews on the Junk Food Push - a report by @NAPiIndia ! @IAPSM_India @iapindia @VitullDr @NINDirector @ICMRNIN @gmsubbarao @gargsuneela @nupurbidla #EndTheJunkPush

@ratnabhushanET @EconomicTimes @chetanecostani @RemaNagarajan @KavitaDatt @PTI_News @nandita_venky @virsanghvi @NewIndianXpress @foodpharmer2 @rajshamani @the_hindu @fssaiindia @jagograhakjago @MoHFW_INDIA @FinMinIndia @reporter_pooja Adding to the thread @SumiSukanya write in @ThePrintIndia providing a detailed description of the report Junk Push and scientific evidence why it’s bad for health. A must read for the policy makers. @ravishndtv @ShekharGupta theprint.in/health/law-on-…

bqprime.com/business/levy-… @sesa_sen writes @bqprime highlights need for a higher #GST on ultra processed food products -Junk akin to sin tax on #Cola drinks Based on the @NAPiIndia report The Junk Push. @GST_Council @FinMinIndia consider as a priority. napiindia.in/launch-of-the-…

This is what ultra processed food products #UPF industry is doing to lives of local bakery owners. ⁦@DoctorChrisVT⁩ ⁦@MarkLawrence_Oz⁩ ⁦@GyorgyScrinis⁩ ⁦@PhilBakerNZ⁩ ⁦@SBarquera⁩ ⁦@marionnestle⁩ ⁦@drvandanashiva⁩

@NAPiIndia writes to Hon Health Minister @mansukhmandviya ji on Preventing NCDs: Bill to 1) harmonise Food Safety Regulations with the Consumer Protection Act 2019 and 2)objectively define “Healthy Food”. napiindia.in/docs/Dr-Mansuk… @dhawan_himanshi @ratnabhushanET @chetanecostani

Ultra-processed food packs should have front of pack health warning labels: ICMR-NIN study @NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard @MoHFW_INDIA @OfficeOf_MM @mansukhmandviya @fssaiindia @ICMRNIN @ICMRDELHI @Moveribfan

@Moveribfan @SrBachchan @juniorbachchan This is really sad to see !!

Will you please break the silence @SrBachchan Can you bring the issue to his attention @juniorbachchan ? We wait for a healthy response and ready to discuss why we are asking it if you so desire.

“Amitabh Bachchan uncle is my favourite. He has so much knowledge about everything. If he says that this biscuit is an alternative to breakfast, I will have three of them before school,” Dhruv’s a 9 year old boy. 1 @SrBachchan is this what you wanted ? thesouthfirst.com/news/celebriti…

Over 1 in 2 parents in the @LocalCircles survey said #junkfood ads targeted at children serve as driver for them to demand it. 9 in 10 want @jagograhakjago to prohibit brands from having children under 16 in their #packagedfood advertisments localcircles.com/a/press/page/c… #ChildrensDay

@SrBachchan .@SrBachchan Congratulations for this #UUNCHAI and request for rejecting another UUNCHAI. Drop the endorsement of harmful #Food products #biscuits newindianexpress.com/entertainment/… thesouthfirst.com/news/celebriti… You have the experience of giving up Pepsi ads. @KavitaDatt @chetanabelagere

@Vasuragh @Moveribfan @YadavPratigya97 Totally agree

@Moveribfan @YadavPratigya97 It will be an important move in public interest for future generations

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) may consider adding warning labels, along with its recommendations, to its existing proposed draft policy for front-of-pack labels (FoPL) before it submits the proposal to the government for its final approval.