The Truth about Food
Can eating oily fish help relieve your stress? Do you think red wine benefits your heart? Does eating cheese really make us pile on the pounds? How do we get the kids to eat their greens? how can food keep us sexy? Can a high fibre diet sort out internal congestion problems and potentially reduce the risks of bowel cancer? The Truth about Food is a six-part documentary series that looks at the real science behind the food we eat and reveals the truth about the effects of food on our bodies.
| Episode 1 - How to be healthy |
Episode 1 - How to be healthy
This episode investigated the health tips and diets that claim to offer protection against disease and uncover what you should be feeding your body in the fight against infection.
Episode 2 - How to be sexy
This episode looks at how food can keep us sexy, and explores some of the myths about aphrodisiacs and what food turns us on.
Episode 3 - How to feed your kids
What is the truth about the foods our children eat? As they grow, how does what they put into their mouths affect their bodies, minds and behaviour or the habits formed as an adult?
Episode 4 - How to be slim
The only really successful way to become slim is to change our lifestyle: to do more exercise and eat well. This episode explores some of the biggest dieting myths.
Episode 5 - How to stay young and beautiful
Can the way we eat reduce the effects of aging? This episode looks at the everyday foods and drinks we consume and how they can help fight the ageing process, from the inside and out.
Episode 6 - How to be the best
Explore which foods to eat if you want to be faster, stronger, and smarter. This is the food manual for everybody that wants that "edge", whether it be mental or physical.
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| Did Cooking Make Us Human? This is a BBC Horizon documentary which asks whether eating cooked food prompted changes that helped humanity evolve. |
| Old Before My Time This is a three-part documentary series hosted by Cherry Healey, investigating the alarming rise in numbers of young people suffering from illnesses associated with older people due to alcohol, drugs and obesity. |
| Eating for Health (and Pleasure) The course will provide the latest scientific evidence supporting healthy food choices and provide practical advice on preventing and treating common illnesses with nutrition. |
| The Truth about Taste Taste is our most indulgent sense but it is only in recent years that we have started to understand why we really love the foods we do - and it is a lot more surprising than you might think. |
| Can I Eat That? David Pogue ventures into labs and kitchens to uncover the hidden truths behind the flavors and textures we take for granted every day. |
| Food Inc Food, Inc. is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Robert Kenner, examining corporate farming in the United States. |
| Telling Stories About Food and Agriculture What can be done to make the food system healthier, more equitable, more sustainable? What is the role of storytelling in the process? |
| The Rise and Future of the Food Movement Tracing the food system through the rise of industrial agriculture at home and abroad, we will introduce some current and controversial ideas about the future of food. |