The Great Food Con: Screening and Panel Event
Description
Join us for an exclusive screening of segments from the ABC docu-series The Great Food Con, followed by a solutions-based panel discussion.
In the series, Presenter Craig Reucassel reveals how the ultra-processed foods that make up nearly half the average Australian diet are linked to a range of harmful health effects and asks - do we really know what we’re eating anymore?
After the screening, join Craig Reucassel and a panel of experts, including researchers and advocates, who will unpack marketing claims and systemic issues and empower people to make informed decisions. The panel discussion will be moderated by Beverley Wang.
Please note, light refreshments will be provided from 12pm, with the screening event officially starting at 12:30pm.
The Great Food Con premieres on Tuesday, 24 November at 8pm on ABC TV, with all episodes available to stream on ABC iview.
Lineup
Craig Reucassel - Panellist
Craig Reucassel is an Australian writer and comedian, best known as a founder of The Chaser and presenter of the multi-award-winning ABC series ‘War on Waste’. He is the 702 Sydney Breakfast presenter on ABC Radio, and his TV credits include ‘The Chaser’s War on Everything’, ‘The Checkout’, ‘Fight for Planet A’ and 'The Great Food Con'.
Dr Preeya Alexander - Panellist
Dr Preeya Alexander works as a GP in metropolitan Melbourne and is also involved in medical education supporting training GPs. She uses her social media to combat health misinformation and deconstruct complex medical topics to make them more digestible. She currently co-hosts The Health Report with Dr Norman Swan on ABC Radio National and is featured in the ABC docu-series The Great Food Con.
Jane Martin - Panellist
Jane Martin is a public health leader with more than 20 years' experience in food and nutrition policy. She leads Food for Health Alliance and is a passionate advocate for addressing the impacts of ultra-processed foods through policies that support healthier diets and make healthy eating easier for all Australians.
Anna Peeters AM - Panellist
VicHealth CEO Professor Anna Peeters AM, PhD, is a globally recognised public health expert and advocate for health equity. Previously Director of the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University and a Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Prof Peeters has decades of experience in collaboration, epidemiology, health system transformation, and policy-driven research.
Beverley Wang - Host
Beverley Wang is a journalist and broadcaster based in Naarm/Melbourne. She’s the ABC’s culture correspondent and a trusted presence on ABC Radio National, where she hosts the Friday talkback edition of Life Matters.
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