Let’s Fix Our Food Consortium Releases Nutrition Policy

The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition-led Let’s Fix Our Food Consortium released a policy document on 22 July 2026 in New Delhi. The document is titled Priority Policy Actions to Promote Healthier Diets and Food Environments for Children and Adolescents in India and contains evidence-based recommendations for children and adolescents in India.

Policy focus on child and adolescent nutrition

The policy document covers healthier diets, food environments, and nutrition-related measures for young people in India. It addresses the rising burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases, which are a major public health category in India and other countries.

Consortium and institutional partners

The Let’s Fix Our Food Consortium is a multi-institutional platform led by ICMR-NIN. Its partners include UNICEF India, the World Health Organization, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Public Health Foundation of India, Resolve to Save Lives, and the World Food Programme.

Policy measures and tools

The policy recommends healthy school food environments, front-of-pack nutrition labelling, regulation of marketing of unhealthy foods to children, and taxation of foods high in fat, salt, and sugar. The consortium also launched a website, the Nutrition Environment Assessment Toolkit for Schools (NEAT-S), an e-learning module on food labels, and educational resources on fats, sugars, and salt.

Important Facts for Exams

• ICMR-NIN stands for the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition.
• Front-of-pack nutrition labelling is used on packaged foods to provide nutrition information on the front panel.
• HFSS is an abbreviation for foods high in fat, salt, and sugar.
• Diet-related non-communicable diseases include conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Public health context in India

India uses school-based and food-environment interventions in nutrition policy and public health planning. The policy document was prepared after nearly three years of multidisciplinary research, stakeholder consultations, and policy discussions.