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In this episode from our Bold Thinking series, our expert panel will consider the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, and how the food we eat affects our mood. We’ll also look at fad diets and understand how diet can help us lead healthier and longer lives.

Journalist, writer and radio presenter Frances Leach leads a panel featuring:

- Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos, Head of the Allied Health School at La Trobe, an accredited practicing dietician, author and an international expert in the Mediterranean diet.

- Dr Antigone Kouris, Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport at La Trobe. Her research team was the first to develop a validated Mediterranean diet score, which is now used globally.

- Shane Delia, SBS television host, successful chef and Melbourne restaurant owner.

- Dr Norman Swan, a GP and broadcaster who hosts the Health Report on ABC Radio National and Tonic on ABC News 24.