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Questions

1. What is causing the rise in processed and packaged food consumption in India?
2. Which government body released the paper ‘Changes in India’s Food Consumption and Policy Implications’?
3. What trend did the paper observe regarding household expenditure on processed food?
4. Which class of Indian households showed the highest increase in processed food consumption?
5. How is the consumption of processed and packaged food affecting health outcomes in India?
6. What is the projected growth of India’s food and beverage packaging industry from 2023 to 2028?
7. What factors are driving the growth of the Indian food packaging industry?
8. Why is further research needed according to the government paper?
9. What health condition did the paper associate with nutritional intake and dietary diversity?
10. What is the relationship between average iron intake and anaemia prevalence?
11. What relationship did the paper discover between anaemia and dietary diversity in iron sources?
12. Across what regions was the inverse relationship between iron intake and anaemia observed?
13. What should policies focus on to reduce anaemia in children and women?
14. What limitation did the report acknowledge regarding the analysis of micronutrients?
15. What separate study does the paper recommend conducting?
16. What percentage decline in cereal consumption was observed in terms of cooked food?
17. How would the decline in cereal consumption affect micronutrient intake?
18. What are cereals an essential dietary source of?
19. What long-term symptoms may indicate the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease?
20. What is Parkinson’s disease and how many people does it affect globally?
21. What percentage higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease was found in those with damage to the upper GI tract lining?
22. Who is Trisha S. Pasricha and what did she note about the relationship between the gut and the brain?
23. What procedure did the research team use to study the relationship between GI tract injuries and Parkinson’s disease?
24. Over how many years did the study monitor patients with upper GI tract injuries?
25. How much higher is the risk of developing Parkinson’s for those with mucosal damage?
26. What novel therapy has been developed to alleviate symptoms of depression?
27. What percentage of adults globally are affected by depression?
28. What mental and physical conditions did the Stanford study focus on?
29. What therapy was applied in the Stanford study to treat depression?
30. How many adults participated in the Stanford problem-solving therapy study?

Answers

1. Rising demand and consumption patterns.
2. The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister.
3. A significant increase in household expenditure on processed and packaged food.
4. The top 20 percent of households, especially in urban areas.
5. It may negatively impact health, leading to poor health outcomes.
6. From $33.73 billion in 2023 to $46.25 billion by 2028.
7. Factors like rising consumption and demand for packaged food.
8. To understand the nutritional implications of growing packaged food consumption.
9. Anaemia.
10. An inverse relationship, where higher iron intake reduces anaemia prevalence.
11. A significant negative relationship between anaemia prevalence and dietary diversity.
12. Across various states and Union Territories (UTs) in India.
13. Policies should focus on improving iron intake and considering dietary diversity.
14. Excluding served and packaged processed foods from the micronutrient analysis.
15. A separate study on the health implications of processed foods.
16. A 20 percent decline.
17. It would reduce the intake of important micronutrients.
18. Iron and Zinc.
19. Constipation and nausea over a long period.
20. A neurodegenerative disorder affecting 8.5 million people globally.
21. A 76 percent higher chance.
22. A neurogastroenterologist who noted the gut’s influence on brain health is not fully understood.
23. An upper endoscopy (EGD).
24. Over 14 years.
25. 76 percent higher.
26. Problem-solving therapy.
27. 5 percent of adults globally.
28. Depression and obesity.
29. Problem-solving therapy.
30. 108 adults.

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