About this event

  • Date and time Thu 12 Jun 2025 from 10:00am to 4:00pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Food and Health

Join us for this insightful webinar exploring the findings of the House of Lords' groundbreaking report “Recipe for Health: A Plan to Fix Our Broken Food System.” This pivotal report uncovers the deep connection between the food and drink environment and rising obesity rates, which carry significant health and economic costs.

Our expert panel will examine key issues such as the role of industry regulation and ultra-processed foods, ineffective government policies, and the crucial impact of diet during pre-conception, pregnancy, early life, and in schools. 

By attending you will gain valuable insights into practical solutions to reshape our food system, reduce obesity, tackle health inequities, and foster healthy behaviors for generations to come. 

Benefits of attending

  • Build your knowledge about the strong influence of socioeconomic factors on diet-related disease
  • Understand the interaction between government strategies and industry influences on diet and health
  • Learn the importance of diet for health across the lifespan from preconception to old age

This webinar aims to offer participants a valuable opportunity to gain expert insight into the impact of our "broken food system" on national health and patient outcomes. Attendees will explore potential future policies and strategies aimed at reducing obesity, tackling health inequities, and fostering healthier lifestyles.

 

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Tickets

Standard pricing available until 11 June 2025.

Member

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£36.00 £27.00 £27.00 £27.00 £18.00

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors AHP / Nurse / Midwife Trainee Student
£66.00 £50.00 £50.00 £33.00

Agenda

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Welcome and introduction

Dr Leigh Gibson, President of Food and Health Forum, The Royal Society of Medicine

Chair: Professor Greta Defeyter, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed

Why are our food systems failing and what is the solution?

Professor Martin White, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge

Panel discussion

Professor Greta Defeyta, Professor Eric Robinson, other speakers to be confirmed 

Comfort break
Making food environments healthier

Hannah Brinsden, Head of Policy & Advocacy, The Food Foundation

The importance of healthy eating across the life span

Professor Maria Bryant, Public Health Nutrition Research Group, The Hull York Medical School

Panel discussion

Professor Greta Defeyter, Hannah Brinsden, Professor Maria Bryant, and Guest Discussant Andrew Forsey

Lunch
Ultra-processed foods and the pandemic of chronic diseases: evidence and policy implications

Professor Carlos Monteiro, Professor of Nutrition and Public Health at the School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Public sector catering: Problems and solutions

Jayne Jones, Assistant Director (Facilities and Production), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Estates and Facilities Directorate, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Making healthy food affordable and accessible to those living in poverty

Professor Greta Defeyter

Panel discussion

Dr Leigh Gibson, Professor Carlos Monteiro, Jayne Jones, Professor Greta Defeyter, and Guest Discussant Dr Samuel Dicken

Closing remarks
Close of meeting
Annual general meeting

For section members only

Location

Online

Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.

Registration for this webinar will close 1 hour prior to the start time. You will receive the webinar link 1 hour before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted.
 
Webinar recordings will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar, via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place.
 
This webinar will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.
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