Tuesday 28 March 2023
07:45
Henry Dimbleby
Why our appetite is killing us and the planet and what can be done about it
Henry explains how the current food system sustains us, but is also killing us, and what can be done about it. Diet-related disease is now the biggest cause of preventable illness and death in the developed world – far worse than smoking. The environmental damage done by the food system is also changing climate patterns and degrading the earth, risking our food security.
Henry explains how the current food system sustains us, but is also killing us, and what can be done about it. Diet-related disease is now the biggest cause of preventable illness and death in the developed world – far worse than smoking. The environmental damage done by the food system is also changing climate patterns and degrading the earth, risking our food security.
Henry is the co-founder of LEON, and the Director of The Sustainable Restaurant Association. In 2013, he co-authored The School Food Plan, which set out actions to transform school meals and food education in schools, and his work with DEFRA culminated in the National Food Strategy policy proposal. His book, Ravenous, is published on 23 March 2023.
'This is a compelling and overdue plan of action. If the Government adopts it, we will, at last, be putting our food system on the right path to health and prosperity.’
Co-founder of LEON, and author of The National Food Strategy
Henry is the co-founder of LEON, and the Director of The Sustainable Restaurant Association. In 2013, he co-authored The School Food Plan, which set out actions to transform school meals and food education in schools, and his work with DEFRA culminated in the National Food Strategy policy proposal. His book, Ravenous, is published on 23 March 2023.
