India, Sept. 1 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will reportedly mandate front of the pack warning labels (FOPL) for packaged foods, prompted by a Supreme Court order earlier this year on transparent warnings. This will make high sugar, salt, and fat content of packaged foods explicit, with their levels displayed prominently. It can prove a significant driver of healthier food choices if it nudges consumers to act on easily digestible nutritional information. The gains for the country - already the diabetes capital of the world and set to see more than a doubling of obesity incidence, from 180 million in 2021 to 449 million by 2050 - are not too hard to imagine.

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