Scientific Publications

Protecting children from ultra-processed foods

Author: Joan N Matji, Mauro Brero

Date: November 18, 2025

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Strengthening legal measures to support access to nutritious foods and healthy food environments for adolescent girls in South Asia

Author: Murira Z., Daniel A., Backholer K., Dorji K., Gavaravarapu S., Sethi V.

Date: March 2025

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World Children’s Day 2022: Power, Policy, and Children’s Rights to Nutrition

Author: Christina Zorbas, Dheepa Jeyapalan, Anna Peeters, Kevin Kapeke, Vani Sethi, Zivai Murira, SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu, Kathryn Backholer

Date: November 18, 2022

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Consensus Statement on Front-of-Pack Nutrition Warning Labels on High Fat, Sugar & Salt Food/Drink Products in India

Author: Arun Gupta et al.

Date: September–October 2025

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Family Matters’: A multilevel analysis of household-level clustering of overweight and obesity among adults in India

Author: Singh, P.K., Singh, L., Borkotoky, K., Usman, M., Kumar, C., Singh, S.

Date: June 2025

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Assessing the determinants of food choices among adolescents in India

Author: Upadhyay K., Singhvi B., Nakte R., et al.

Date: 23 September 2025

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Home, school, and retail food environments driving obesity among adolescent girls in South Asia

Author: Kathryn Backholer, Oliver Huse, Vani Sethi, Dhammica Rowel, Aishath Shahula Ahmed, Navoda Liyana Pathirana, Monika Arora

Date: March 2025

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Estimating the potential impact of a health tax on the demand for unhealthy food and beverages and on tax revenue in India

Author: Beena Varghese, Rajashree Panicker, Dripto Mukhopadhyay, Kathryn Backholer, Vani Sethi, Arjan de Wagt, Zivai Murira, Neena Bhatia, Monika Arora

Date: December 2023

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Home, school, and retail food environments driving obesity among adolescent girls in South Asia

Author: Kathryn Backholer, Oliver Huse, Vani Sethi, Dhammica Rowel, Aishath Shahula Ahmed, Navoda Liyana Pathirana, Monika Arora

Date: 2025

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Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on the Fast and Junk Foods, Sugar Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Energy Drinks

Author: Piyush Gupta, Dheeraj Shah, Praveen Kumar, et al.

October 2019

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Are advertising policies affirmative in restricting the marketing of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) in India?: evidence from SWOT Analysis

Author: Shalini Bassi, Deepika Bahl, Sanjana Gopal, Vani Sethi, Kathryn Backholer, SubbaRao .et al.

14 November 2023

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A Scoping Review of Existing Policy Instruments to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in India: Recommendations for a Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy

Author: Nishibha Thapliyal, Shalini Bassi, Deepika Bahl, Kavita Chauhan, Kathryn Backholer, Neena Bhatia .et al.

17 May 2024

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Taxation of foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium in India: A modelling study of health and economic impacts

Author: Maxime Roche, Jingmin Zhu, Jack Olney, Daniel J. Laydon, William Joe, Manika Sharma, Lindsay Steele, Franco Sassi

5 January 2026

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