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The Truth About...

5.5 / 10

2015

1 season

25 episodes

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Science documentary series tackling everyday issues that affect us all.

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Cast

Cherry Healey

Sali Hughes

Seasons

Science documentary series tackling everyday issues that affect us all. Each episode features different presenters and experts in their fields.

1.Sugar
19-03-201557m
Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar.
2.Calories
26-03-2015
Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates Britain's favourite foods to discover the truth about calories and shows how we can all be healthier by eating smarter.
3.Fat
02-04-2015
Dr Saleyha Ahsan cuts through the confusion and reveals the surprising science of fat - which types of fat we should be eating, and how much is good for us.
4.Your Medicine Cabinet
09-04-2015
Dr Chris Van Tulleken calls on the British public to seek out the truth about the top-selling over-the-counter medicines.
5.Your Teeth - Part 1
04-06-2015
Britain's top dentists show how the latest science can change how we all look after our teeth.
Ep 6
6.Your Teeth - Part 2
11-06-2015
The mission continues to change the way we all look after our gnashers.
7.Dementia
19-05-2016
Angela Rippon investigates Alzheimer's disease. She learns how people can help to prevent it, meets some of those who are living with it and explores her own risk of developing it.
8.Alcohol
26-05-2016
A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the recommended weekly limit for men by a third in January.
9.Healthy Eating
02-06-2016
Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to investigate how people can eat and drink themselves to good health.
10.Meat
29-09-2016
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.
11.Stress
04-05-2017
Fiona Phillips explores the latest scientific research into the perception, experience and management of stress.
12.Sleep
11-05-2017
We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. In The Truth About Sleep, insomniac Michael Mosley finds out what happens if we don't get enough sleep and looks at su...
13.HIV
7.0
25-05-2017
Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the latest science around HIV, meeting health professionals, scientists, and individuals affected by it in the UK and South Africa.
14.Looking Good
10-01-201860m
Cherry Healey investigates the cosmetics industry to determine how much of what products promise is based on scientific evidence and how much is simply marketing manipulation.
15.Getting Fit
31-01-2018
Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head to separate fact from fiction.
16.Obesity
26-04-201860m
Chris Bavin looks at the latest scientific research on obesity and reveals how small lifestyle changes can help people maximize their chances of keeping trim.
17.Carbs
06-06-2018
Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates whether claims about negative effects of carbohydrates on health are true and explores healthier ways to consume them.
18.The Menopause
26-11-2018
Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and brings this great taboo out into the open, investigating how the latest science can explain what it is.
19.Antibiotics
30-01-2019
Angela Rippon looks into the new ways that scientists are trying to fight bacterial infections, as they try to combat antibiotic resistance.
20.Takeaways
27-02-2020
In the UK, we eat over three million takeaways per day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores University to discover what this habit is doing to ou...
21.Cosmetic Treatments (1)
25-08-2020
Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig investigate non-invasive facial procedures - and how they can go wrong.
22.Cosmetic Treatments (2)
27-08-2020
Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig look at non-invasive procedures for the body, including fat freezing, fat heating and the growing use of anabolic steroids for body enhancement.
23.Boosting Your Immune System
06-01-2021
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 working to protect you from infectious bacteria, v...
24.Getting Fit at Home
13-01-2021
During months of having to stay at home, millions of us have swapped the gym for our living room. The numbers doing home workouts has doubled in a year. But exactly what kind of ex...
25.Improving Your Mental Health
20-01-2021
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gai...

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