Article: FOCUS: British eating habits - Bad taste We're all getting fatter, snacking on the move and eating junk, the surveys say - yet two million people in Britain are malnourished. In affluent families, children are becoming obese even as their parents obsess about diets. Rich or poor, we're equally clueless, says the Glenfiddich award-winning writer Richard Ehrlich: something has gone seriously wrong with the way we use food

If I hear one more commentator describe Britain as the new food capital of the world, I'll grab the nearest bottle of avocado oil and break it over his or her head. Sure, there's good news. More people are getting the message about organic and sustainable agriculture, food miles, seasonality and local produce. Farmers' markets are doing good business. Some supermarkets are realising consumers want better quality and are willing to pay for it. Dining out has improved immeasurably. But for many of us, food has never been worse. And those who are the worst off don't even know it.

I'm not talking only about the poor. I'm talking about the affluent, many of whom know nothing and care less about ...

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