Series 1 (2015)

Sugar
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March 19, 2015

Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar.

Calories
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March 26, 2015

Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates Britain's favourite foods to discover the truth about calories and shows how we can all be heal...Read more

Fat
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April 2, 2015

Dr Saleyha Ahsan cuts through the confusion and reveals the surprising science of fat - which types of fat we should be eating, an...Read more

Your Medicine Cabinet
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April 9, 2015

Dr Chris Van Tulleken calls on the British public to seek out the truth about the top-selling over-the-counter medicines.

Your Teeth - Part 1
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June 4, 2015

Britain's top dentists show how the latest science can change how we all look after our teeth.

Your Teeth - Part 2
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June 11, 2015

The mission continues to change the way we all look after our gnashers.

Dementia
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May 19, 2016

Angela Rippon investigates Alzheimer's disease. She learns how people can help to prevent it, meets some of those who are living w...Read more

Alcohol
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May 26, 2016

A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the recommended...Read more

Healthy Eating
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June 2, 2016

Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to investigate how people can eat and drink themselves to good health.

Meat
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September 29, 2016

Chris Bavin joins a team of scientists as they follow 40 volunteers on a groundbreaking study to find out exactly how much meat is good for people.

Stress
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May 4, 2017

Fiona Phillips explores the latest scientific research into the perception, experience and management of stress.

Sleep
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May 11, 2017

We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. In The Truth About Sleep, insomniac Michael Mosley finds out what ha...Read more

HIV
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May 25, 2017

Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the latest science around HIV, meeting health professionals, scientists, and individuals affected b...Read more

Looking Good
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January 10, 2018 • 1h

Cherry Healey investigates the cosmetics industry to determine how much of what products promise is based on scientific evidence a...Read more

Getting Fit
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January 31, 2018

Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head to separate fact from fiction.

Obesity
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April 26, 2018 • 1h

Chris Bavin looks at the latest scientific research on obesity and reveals how small lifestyle changes can help people maximize th...Read more

Carbs
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June 6, 2018

Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates whether claims about negative effects of carbohydrates on health are true and explores healthier...Read more

The Menopause
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November 26, 2018

Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and brings this great taboo out into the open, investigating how the ...Read more

Antibiotics
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January 30, 2019

Angela Rippon looks into the new ways that scientists are trying to fight bacterial infections, as they try to combat antibiotic resistance.

Takeaways
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February 27, 2020

In the UK, we eat over three million takeaways per day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores Uni...Read more

Cosmetic Treatments (1)
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August 25, 2020

Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig investigate non-invasive facial procedures - and how they can go wrong.

Cosmetic Treatments (2)
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August 27, 2020

Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig look at non-invasive procedures for the body, including fat freezing, fat heating and the growing ...Read more

Boosting Your Immune System
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January 6, 2021

You can't feel it or see it. You can't take its pulse or its temperature. But out of sight and out of mind, your immune system is ...Read more

Getting Fit at Home
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January 13, 2021

During months of having to stay at home, millions of us have swapped the gym for our living room. The numbers doing home workouts ...Read more

Improving Your Mental Health
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January 20, 2021

Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, ...Read more