Henry Dimbleby and Alice Thomson On How The Global Food System Is Killing Us
Food Campaigner Henry Dimbleby is co-founder of LEON and recently quit his role as the government\u2019s food tsar over its inaction over obesity. His recent book, Ravenous: How To Get Ourselves And Our Planet Into Shape, looks at the global food system that has resulted in 28% of people now being clinically obese in the UK alone and diet-related disease now being the biggest cause of preventable illness and death in the developed world. In conversation with Times columnist Alice Thomson, he explains the damage our food ecosystem is doing to us and to the planet, and his strategy for creating a truly healthy and sustainable food system.\xa0\nWe\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com.\xa0\nAt Intelligence Squared we\u2019ve got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we\u2019d love you to give it a go. It\u2019s packed with more than 20 years\u2019 worth of video debates and conversations on the world\u2019s most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices