Food: Truth or Scare - Season 4
Season 4
Episodes
Episode 1
Gloria sends off her own roast potatoes to be tested to discover if it's really true that cooking starchy food at high temperatures can cause cancer, and Chris has to face up to scientific evidence that some fresh fruit is actually better for you after it's been frozen. Danny Crates investigates claims that ready meals can be better for you than a home-cooked meal.
Episode 2
Gloria Hunniford and Chris Bavin continue in this new series to uncover the truth behind more headline-grabbing health claims about our favourite foods, to see which ones we can safely ignore.
Gloria goes in search of which foods we should be eating to live longer;, and Chris investigates if when we eat is as important as what we eat. Danny Crates gets to the bottom of reports that say the germs in our kitchen could kill us.
Episode 3
Gloria Hunniford and Chris Bavin untangle more mixed messages about the food we eat, investigating reports about some surprising foods it's claimed could change the way we look.
Gloria gets to the bottom of reports that say certain foods will make your hair fall out and that eating fast food chips will help you keep the hair you already have! Chris meets the people who've been ordered to eat cake every day by a dietician. Danny Crates tries out the high-fat diet that is said can cure diabetes and epilepsy.
Episode 4
Chris Bavin and Gloria Hunniford cut through the confusing and contradictory claims about the food we eat. Gloria investigates whether we should all be having extra protein in our diets. Meanwhile, Chris reveals the meat substitute that contains more salt than Atlantic Ocean water. Danny Crates joins his dad on the high seas to find out just how much plastic is in the fish we eat.
Episode 5
In this episode, Chris discovers the truth behind the claims that red meat causes cancer, and Gloria investigates whether a cup of tea could actually be the secret to curing it. Danny Crates delves into the an ingredient that's in more than two-thirds of all processed foods and asks if eating soya can make men infertile.
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