What's the Right Diet for You? A Horizon Special

What's the Right Diet for You? A Horizon Special

TV-G2015•1h 0m

Documentary

This ground-breaking three-part series takes 75 dieters and employs the latest science to fashion a diet tailor-made to counteract the main reason they put on weight.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 12, 2015

Last Aired

January 14, 2015

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2015-01-12

Dr Chris van Tulleken and Professor Tanya Byron join a team of experts to put 75 overweight volunteers on diets designed to tackle the specific reasons why they eat too much.

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2015-01-13

Experts put overweight volunteers on diets designed to tackle the specific reasons why they eat too much. It is time to see if personalised dieting will work in everyday life.

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2015-01-14

Experts put overweight volunteers on diets tackling the specific reasons why they eat too much. In the final two months of the diet, the volunteers' bodies are fighting back.

Cast

Tanya Byron

Herself - Presenter

Chris van Tulleken

Chris van Tulleken

Himself - Presenter

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