The Indian Council of Medical Research–National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN)-led 'Let's Fix Our Food' Consortium released a comprehensive policy document titled 'Priority Policy Actions to Promote Healthier Diets and Food Environments for Children and Adolescents in India' on July 22, 2026. The document represents nearly three years of multidisciplinary research, stakeholder consultations, and policy dialogues, outlining evidence-based recommendations to create healthier food environments and improve dietary behaviors among children and adolescents across India.
The policy document was launched by Dr. M. Srinivas, Member (Health) of NITI Aayog, during the LFOF Dissemination and Consultation Workshop at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The event was attended by Dr. Bharati Kulkarni, Director of ICMR-NIN, Prof. (Dr.) K. Srinath Reddy, Founder President of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), and senior representatives from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, FSSAI, UNICEF India, Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), along with consortium partner institutions, researchers, development partners, and youth representatives.
The policy recommendations cover ten key areas: healthy school food environments, nutrition literacy, front-of-pack nutrition labelling, regulation of marketing of unhealthy food to children, taxation of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS), healthier dietary fats, salt reduction, low-sodium salt substitutes, social and behavior change communication, youth engagement, and fiscal measures to promote healthier diets. The initiative specifically aims to address the growing burden of overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases in India.
Several knowledge products were launched simultaneously, including the LFOF website, the Nutrition Environment Assessment Toolkit for Schools (NEAT-S) and its report, an e-learning module on understanding food labels, and a suite of ICMR-NIN educational resources on fats, sugars, and salt designed to strengthen nutrition literacy among children and adolescents. The Let's Fix Our Food Consortium is a multi-institutional national platform that includes Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) India, UNICEF India, Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), PHFI, WHO, FSSAI, IEG, WFP, Lady Irwin College, IFPRI, Deakin University, and other national and international partners.