From Michael Chiu, London, UK
You highlighted the debate about the detrimental effects on our health of ultra-processed foods. I wonder whether the extolling of gourmet meals in restaurants and the emphasis on deliciousness promoted in cookery programmes on TV are equally to blame for the rise of obesity and related health issues.
I grew up in the 1950s and 60s with the idea that a “treat” was a Nice biscuit with a cup of tea, or a teaspoon of salad cream on a lettuce and tomato salad.
Maybe the time has come to take food off its pedestal and emphasise that we eat to live, not the other way round.
