Moreover, FSSAI has systematically reduced trans-fat content in a phased manner, achieving a ≤2% cap on industrially produced trans fats by 2022. He also said that FSSAI has launched the Eat Right Movement to engage and enable citizens including children to improve their health and wellbeing by eating healthy and nutritious foods and creating public awareness that regular and excessive consumption of foods high in salt, sugar and fat leads to obesity.Under Eat Right India initiatives, 2209 Eat Right Campuses, 194 Eat Right Street Food Hub, 213 Eat Right Stations and 2025 Eat Right School have been certified to ensure healthy, hygiene and safe food practices. “Till now, more than 400 Eat Right Melas/Eat Right Millets Melas have been conducted throughout the country to generate awareness of healthier food options,” he added.The minister also said the Union Health Ministry implements Reproductive, Maternal, New born, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy in a life cycle approach under National Health Mission (NHM), which includes interventions to address nutrition among children including obesity across the country.
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