Are we what we eat…or are we what we read?
Tuesday 9th March will see the Food Standards Agency put on a debate to investigate the public’s attitude toward food, food hygiene and nutrition, as well as the role of the government and food industries in creating decent attitudes towards food. Everbody is invited to the lecture (though obviously not everybody will fit into the British Library), which is called ‘Are We What We Eat?’ and will likely be a great insight into our changing attitudes towards nutrition.
Although the FSA is currently running multiple projects and food awareness campaigns, this particular event is being held as part of the ‘Myths and Realities’ series of debates at the British Library; events that challenge everyday myths in a wide range of subject areas, as a way of educating the population and finding solutions to common problems. Leading figures featuring in this debate will include University Professors, freelance medical writers and members of the FSA. Although most have impressive titles, I can’t help but be dubious about the University of Nottingham’s ‘Special Professor of Sociology’… A ‘Special Professor’ sounds bizarre enough, let alone one in the pseudo-field of Sociology – but that’s not the point of this post.
The point is that this is likely to be a fasincating insight into the reality behind the nonsense we read in the press every day.
Tags: British Library, FSA, you are what you eat