Maharashtra school junk food ban won’t curb childhood obesity alone: Doctors tell you what to do alongside

6 min readJul 31, 2026 07:36 AM IST Nearly all experts emphasise that restricting junk food in schools alone will not reverse India’s childhood obesity trend. (Source: Express Archives)The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to ban the sale of chocolates, chips, sugary drinks, deep-fried snacks

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) in Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) has identified the municipality of Baco as having the highest prevalence of child stunting in Oriental Mindoro, prompting the implementation of targeted and extensiv

Researchers are calling for the adoption of double-duty actions that address both the longstanding burden of stunting and the rapid rise in overweight and obesity in children.