ASLM President, Dr Sam Manger, comments; “Every day I see the despairing effects of unhealthy ways of eating, people with preventable and treatable chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. But I also see the genuine health and wellbeing that can come of wholesome and real food. I have seen diabetes reverse, depression improve and joy return, all because of good food. But there is no individual separate from the environment in which we all live and it is our systems, such as the food system, which must also take responsibility and change. All of us are preyed on in some manner, insidious or obvious, by the marketing ploys and lobbying actions of certain food industries. Accessible and healthy food is a basic human right. With poor diet being the leading cause of illness and early death globally, accounting for one in every five deaths globally, this reform is desperately needed. If the scientific and medical community desire a more realistic and beneficial impact on the health of the population it is crucial to advocate for reform. Food companies and governments need to put the health of people and our planet ahead of profits. ASLM is proud to support this campaign.”