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Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the headlines on sugar. She discovers why some people have more of a sweet tooth than others, which sugars can be enjoyed guilt-free, why there is so much sugar hidden in food that is thought to be purely savoury and what effe...

Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates Britain's favourite foods. In a specially designed pop-up kitchen lab, Chris will be joined by scientists, chefs and members of the public to discover the truth about calories.

Dr Saleyha Ahsan cuts through the confusion and reveals the surprising science of fat. She discovers that eating fat isn't the only culprit behind the nation's ever expanding waistline and investigates some startling new research that suggests some saturated fats might even be good for our health.

Dr Chris Van Tulleken calls on the British public to seek out the truth about the top-selling over-the-counter medicines. We spend an astonishing £2.3 billion on pills, potions and lotions from the chemist's shop every year.

In this two-part event, Britain's top dentists show how the latest science can change how we all look after our teeth.

Jasmine Harman meets Sam, a talented singer who has been silenced by the look of her mouth, Joe, a young man who has the teeth of an old-age pensioner, and a family from Birmingham with six kids, all with a seriously sweet tooth.

Seventy-one-year-old presenter Angela Rippon investigates the disease that took her mother's life and is now starting to affect her friends.

In January 2016, the Government released its new alcohol guidelines. For men, the recommended weekly limit was cut by a third, to 14 units per week - equivalent to about seven pints of beer bringing it in line with the amount recommended for women. So what's behind the change? This is just one qu...

Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to look at how to eat and drink to good health, and she uncovers some surprising truths. She reveals which cheap, everyday foods can give all the benefits of so-called superfoods at a fraction of the price and why frying can be the healthiest way to...

Fresh or processed, white or red - how does meat measure up? It's been getting a lot of bad press recently with new links to cancer and heart disease, but 98 percent of people in the UK are still meat eaters. Chris Bavin, a greengrocer by trade and a carnivore by nature, wants to know if he can k...

Fiona Phillips wants to understand why people are experiencing increased amounts of stress and what actions can be taken in order to reduce it. She speaks openly about her own experience of stress and her desire to find better coping mechanisms.

The UK is one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. Insomniac Michael Mosley finds out what happens if people don't get enough sleep and looks at surprising solutions to help get more.

Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the latest science around HIV. He meets health professionals, scientists and individuals affected by the virus, in the UK and South Africa, challenging the myths and stigma surrounding the disease.

Wild alligators and a sewage works are just two of the places Angela Rippon discovers that scientists are looking for new ways to fight bacterial infections. Angela reveals how a growing number of bacterial diseases are becoming resistant to the antibiotics currently in use. If nothing is done, m...

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Mehreen finds out what a surgery-free nose job involves, and if it really works. She also follows an experiment that pits three skin-tightening treatments against each other: microneedling, CO2 laser and collagen supplements, and she meets a woman undergoing a cutting-edge stem cell facelift.

Focusing on treatments for the body. It tests the claims of a variety of treatments - from a device that says it can lift and tone the bottom using electrical currents to a weight loss procedure that uses infra-red light to increase metabolic rate.

Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge flagging natural defences. Find out which of these products, superfoods and supplements have the science to back up their claims.

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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 people gain greater control over their state of mind and improve mental health and wellbeing. Even in normal times, one in ...