Shillong, Sept. 5 -- Union Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan once again stressed on 'Eat Right India' movement for taking a holistic approach towards food habits to promote health and sustainability while launching the Poshan Maah (nutrition month) 2019, on September 5, 2019. He added the 'Green Good Deeds', a campaign to protect environment and promote healthy living, has found global acceptance, and the 'Eat Right India' movement is also set to become a global best practice with the support of national and international stakeholders.

He said the country needs a mass movement on preventive and promotive health in the backdrop of increase in non-communicable diseases, like diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases, and widespread deficienci...