Using processed food items? This may lead to diabetes, obesity

The researchers analysed 10,500 products that had provided complete nutrition information in the nutrition facts panel.

As much as 68 per cent of food and beverage products currently available in the Indian food market have excess amounts of at least one ingredient of concern, namely salt, sugar, and saurated fats, according to a study.

Researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) analysed 10,500 products that had provided complete nutrition information in the nutrition facts panel.

They found only 32 per cent are within the scientific thresholds recommended by the World Health Organisation's regional standards.