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• Calley Means is senior adviser on food and nutrition to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
• Means said India’s long-standing emphasis on home-cooked meals, fresh ingredients, fasting and mindful living offers a strong counterpoint to the highly processed diets that now dominate many parts of the world.
• Means pointed out that ultra-processed foods were virtually non-existent 150 years ago, but today make up nearly 60–70 per cent of the average diet in countries such as the US.