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Our food system sustains us but is killing us. A revolution is needed.

Ravenous

How to get ourselves and our planet into shape

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    26 March 2024

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Summary

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘Brilliant - a must read’ Tim Spector

‘Ravenous is a truly important book … we need a food revolution to ensure children don’t go hungry, eat right, and reach their potential’ Tom Kerridge

The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance. It is one of the most successful, most innovative and most destructive industries on earth. It sustains us, but it is also killing us. Diet-related disease is now the biggest cause of preventable…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781800816527
ISBN-10:1800816529
Author:Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Imprint:Profile Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:26 March 2024
Weight:269g
Dimensions:24mm x 128mm x 198mm
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Ravenous by Henry Dimbleby - ISBN: 9781800816527
128 × 198 mm
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Shocking … a highly readable account of what needs to be happen in order for us to both save the planet and fit into those old jeans again … Dimbleby promises to show us how the crisis can be averted. [Ravenous] delivers on that promise’ - Guardian

‘A call not only for a healthier food system, but for a more sustainable one’ - The Times

‘Fascinating …comprehensive and concise … a clear, reasoned and meticulously footnoted argument for a coherent food policy’ - FT

‘A rallying call for radical change’ - TLS

’[Ravenous] sets out how we can escape from the system we’re trapped within which means that currently 60 per cent of adults in the UK are obese, with the number estimated to rise to 80 per cent by 2060.’ - i Paper

About The Author

Henry Dimbleby

  • Henry Dimbleby is the co-founder of LEON, and the Director of The Sustainable Restaurant Association.
  • In 2013, he co-authored The School Food Plan, which set out actions to transform school meals and food education in schools.
  • His work with DEFRA culminated in the National Food Strategy policy proposal.
  • Jemima Lewis is a weekly columnist for the Telegraph, and the former editor of The Week.

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