For decades, the food we eat has been shaped by external forces like marketing and mass production, and simple internal dynamics like the need for convenience in a fast-moving lifestyle.  Food systems have been optimised to feed billions efficiently, but not necessarily healthily. In the western world, we have never had more access to food, more information about the impact of diet on health, or more tools to manage our well-being. Yet poor diet continues to drive chronic disease and ill health. The modern food environment is weight-promoting. The majority of the ultra-processed foods we eat are cheap, convenient, and scientifically…

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