Aimed at educating and encouraging people to adopt healthier lifestyles, the British Nutrition Foundation’s annual event is running on 13-17 June this year, with preparations underway to raise awareness about healthy and sustainable diets.

Sustainability is ubiquitous, not only on the pages of New Food but in all industries the world over. We’re raising a generation that hears this word countless times a day, because it’s key to the continuation and health of the planet and our bodies too.

children…aren’t yet necessarily making the connection between their food and eating habits and the health of the planet

Highlighting the link between sustainability and diets, Sara Stanner, Science Director at British Nutrition Foundation, noted: “School children today are more aware of the need to protect the environment than those who were in school ten years ago when we held the first Healthy Eating Week. However, they aren’t yet necessarily making the connection between their food and eating habits and the health of the planet. The volume and proliferation of information sources that children are consuming ten years on, many of which are sharing misinformation, is also causing confusion and may negatively impact healthy dietary behaviours.”