Healthy living and lifestyle Feeding change


Between rising prices and stagnating wages, families across the Western world are being forced to tighten their belts. But while there’s plenty people can do to maintain nutritious diets without breaking the bank, the real responsibility for change falls to corporations and governments. Abi Millar talks to Alexander Hennig of Bayer Crop Sciences to fi nd out what it will take to fi x food systems.


hat we eat or drink is so often framed as a matter of individual choice. To an extent that’s true – you clearly have some say over whether you reach for a biscuit or a banana, or whether you grab a sugary soda when a glass of water would suffice. But just as important is the nexus of external factors within which you ultimately make that decision.


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It stands to reason that, if you live in a food desert with limited access to fresh produce, you’re less likely to meet nutritional goals than someone with an


organic supermarket down the street. That’s also the case for disabled people, or those with mental and physical health conditions. It’s a similar story for some minority ethnic groups – and for anyone whose life circumstances have taken a difficult turn. The biggest variable here is poverty. According to a UNICEF report from 2022, 3.1 billion people worldwide can’t afford a healthy diet. Even within the comparatively wealthy global north, millions of people can’t be sure where their next healthy meal is coming from, including 44.2 million in the United States alone.


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