Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 7: The Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar in collaboration with AIIMS Rishikesh today conducted a national webinar on cardiovascular diseases and Front of Package Food (FOPL) as part of series of a national initiatives of ‘Healthy Food for All’.
The initiative institutions of national repute, public health experts, clinicians, policymakers and implementors, a countrywide program with Dr Pradeep Agarwal, associate professor Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh as Principal Investigator.
The webinar was inaugurated by Prof. Samia Rashid, Principal and Dean GMC, Srinagar who was the guest of honour on the occasion.
She emphasised the role of FOPL in times when more and more consumers are taking foods high in fat, salt and sugar and extol the policymakers to bring the required policy in bringing label changes to bring about necessary behavioral and lifestyle changes in the consumption of packaged foods.
Dr S. Muhammad Salim Khan, professor and head of Community Medicine Department, GMC, Srinagar and organising secretary of the webinar presented the global and national scenario of cardiovascular diseases which cause 30% of deaths globally and nationally.
He expressed concern about incremental shifting from conventional homemade foods to ready to eat (RTE), processed and packaged foods
A detailed PowerPoint presentation was made by Dr Khalid Mohiuddin Mir, HOD Cardiology, GMC Srinagar about the scenario of cardiovascular diseases, its etiology and the role of processed and ultra-processed foods, Nova foods, which is turning into an epidemic of lifestyle diseases including cardiovascular diseases, obesity etc.
Dr Rubeena Shaheen, a public health specialist and formerly executive director at Food safety and standards authority of India (FSSAI) made an elaborate PPT presentation on the regulatory framework on labelling to promote healthy diets, elaborated on guiding principles for FOPL systems, types of FOPL systems, international regulations for labelling.
She explained the role of FSSAI in implementing FOPL regulations in the country. The question & answer session was moderated by Dr Sudip Battacharya from HIMS Dehradun.
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