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The Truth About Food

The Truth About Food

2007•1h 0m•8.0/10
Documentary

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)

Series examining how what we eat can change our lives.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 11, 2007

Last Aired

February 15, 2007

Networks

BBC One

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
How To Be Healthy
Air date: 2007-01-11
News presenter Fiona Bruce takes us on a journey through the digestive system and learns why there is good and bad bacteria.
E2
How To Be Sexy
Air date: 2007-01-18
Vic Reeves looks at how food can keep us sexy, and explores some of the myths about aphrodisiacs and what food turns us on.
E3
How To Feed Your Kids
Air date: 2007-01-25
How do we get the kids to eat their greens? It's an age old question but Jan Ravens is determined to discover how.
E4
How To Be Slim
Air date: 2007-02-01
If we're honest we all probably eat too much. But does dieting work? Andrea Oliver is on a quest to lose weight and learn the truth about being slim.
E5
How To Stay Young And Beautiful
Air date: 2007-02-08
Can the way we eat reduce the effects of aging? Is it necessary to drink two litres of water a day? Liza Tarbuck gets to the truth of being young and beautiful.
E6
How to be the best
Air date: 2007-02-15
How can we eat to be the best? Colin Jackson changes his diet and goes veggie to see if it will alter his performance.

Cast

Fiona Bruce

Fiona Bruce

Herself - Presenter

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