Teen Health Decoded

Created Teen Health Decoded, a platform focused on making healthy eating and lifestyle information more accessible and relevant to teenagers. The idea grew from my interest in the relationship between food, health, behaviour, and the environments in which young people make everyday choices.

This became particularly interesting as I explored the wider policy landscape around food in schools. FSSAI's school-food regulations restrict the sale of foods high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) to school children in school canteens, messes, and hostel kitchens, as well as within 50 metres of school gates. The framework also encourages schools to promote safe and balanced diets and healthier food environments. Rather than viewing healthy eating simply as an individual responsibility, I became interested in how schools, food environments, policy, and education can collectively shape the choices available to teenagers. Teen Health Decoded is my way of contributing to that conversation by sharing practical, accessible ideas around food and healthier lifestyles through a platform created specifically with teenagers in mind.