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Stress, besides the coronavirus, is a real threat…………

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*Nutrition Expert, Tata Nutrikorner, Kavita Devgan.*

News Stardom : 16th. July, 2020.The multifaceted impact of COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across economies and industries all over the world. Crisil, an Indian analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services has stated that this would be the nation’s fourth recession since Independence, first since liberalisation, and perhaps the worst to date. Unemployment, salary cuts and the forced Work from Home (WFH) scenario due to the pandemic has led to a host of health concerns including lack of enough sleep, backaches, exhaustion, stress, anxiety, and even rage amongst some. The latter is backed by research: a Tata Salt Lite survey, indicated that men are more likely to succumb to work and tech rage. Although work-related issues are the primary cause of stress for one-in-five women (20%) respondents, the survey showed that it was actually men who flew into a rage when faced with unforeseen work and technology related issues. In fact, 64% of male survey respondents said they would lose their temper if they were compelled to work on days off compared to 58% of women.
The survey further revealed that while Gen Z respondents (Age between 18 – 25 years) would lose their cool over minor technology disruptions; those over 45 years appear to take such incidents in their stride. Further, one-in-six of the Gen Z respondents (16%) claim that issues related to technology are the most likely cause of their stress and tension (compared to 12% of those over 45 years).
Sharing some health tips to stay calm and positive, Nutrition Expert, Tata Nutrikorner, Kavita Devgan, highlighted, “Hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the leading health problems of urban India especially men. Make healthy changes to one’s lifestyle. While working from home, get up frequently or walk around every hour. Have home-cooked Indian traditional food instead of ordering from restaurants. Take up a form of exercise like brisk walking, yoga, swimming, etc. Ensure one gets 6 to 8 hours of sleep every night.”
Kavita added, “One of the ways to keep food tasty while reducing intake of sodium is to use low sodium salt. There are low sodium salt available in the market today that are specially formulated to provide 15% lower sodium salt than regular salt. Low sodium salt are also vacuum evaporated, iodine enriched. It is also a convenient mean to take preventive measures towards keeping the blood pressure and hypertension in check.”
Having said that, this COVID-19 situation has also changed the consumer buying patterns. According to a research report by Accenture, consumers expect their shopping habits to change permanently. Limited food waste and shopping more health consciously are the two priorities for consumers. Most of the FMCG companies have seen an uptake in demand for products which are not just convenient, easy to store but also that offer health and nutrition. Ms. Richa Arora, President, Packaged Foods, India, Tata Consumer Products, explained, “COVID-19 has altered consumer behaviour with a sharp uptake in demand for home cooked meals – traditional Indian foods that are healthy and nutritious. In the initial weeks there was a surge in demand for both Tata Sampann unpolished dals and the organic dals range, as well as our ready to cook range of Nutrimixes such as 6 Grain Khichdi Mix, Multigrain Chilla Mix etc.”
About Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL)
Tata Consumer Products Limited is a focused consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella. It was formed after a de-merger of the consumer products business of Tata Chemicals Limited into Tata Global Beverages Limited, under a Scheme of Arrangement which was sanctioned by the Tribunal in January 2020, the Scheme is operational from February 7, 2020. The Company’s portfolio of products includes tea, coffee, water, salt, pulses, spices, and ready-to-eat offerings. Tata Consumer Products is the 2nd largest branded tea company in the world and over 300 million servings of its beverage brands are consumed everyday across the globe. Its key beverage brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O’Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand and Himalayan Natural Mineral Water. Its foods portfolio includes brands such as Tata Salt and Tata Sampann. In India, Tata Consumer Products has a reach of over 200 million households, giving it an unparalleled ability to leverage the Tata brand in consumer products. The Company has an annual turnover of ~Rs. 10,000 cr and employs 2,200+ people in its branded business workforce. For more information, please visit www.tataconsumer.com
Nutrition Expert, Tata Nutrikorner, Kavita Devgan

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