Ban Fast Food shops!! – Recommendation by CSE (Centre for Science & Environment!!
Posted on: 06/Aug/2014 2:25:57 PM
Are you aware that incidents such as deaths of children, diabetes, and heart diseases are on the rise like never before?
The latest research reports from CSE (Centre for Science & Environment) are indeed shocking!
The scientists point out one major reason for these maladies – junk food!
CSE has recommended to the central government the fast food or junk food shops be closed immediately at least in the educational institutions!
What is fast food?
The National Institute of Nutrition defines as fast food as food items which contain no proteins, vitamins and other nutrients otherwise with high contents of fat & salt.
Recommended regulations
- CSE has rung the emergency warning bell to introduce some immediate regulations:
- No saleles of fast food items in educational institutions and 500 metres nearby.
- Advertisements on fast food items in medias such as television should be banned between 4.00 PM to 10.00 PM on week days and between 8.00 Am & 10.00 PM during weekends & holidays.
- Celebrities should not be allowed to participate in these advertisements or in any associated business promotion activities.
- School curriculum should include lessons on the benefits of traditional food and the negative aspects of fast food.
- Freebies offered (like toys or games or cartoon stickers, etc) along with fast food should be stopped.
- A new act should be legislated to implement the points above.
