Seasons & Episodes
Sugar
Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar.
Calories
Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates Britain's favourite foods to discover the truth about calories and shows how we can a
Fat
Dr Saleyha Ahsan cuts through the confusion and reveals the surprising science of fat - which types of fat we should be
Your Medicine Cabinet
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
Britain's top dentists show how the latest science can change how we all look after our teeth.
Your Teeth - Part 2
The mission continues to change the way we all look after our gnashers.
Dementia
Angela Rippon investigates Alzheimer's disease. She learns how people can help to prevent it, meets some of those who ar
Alcohol
A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the r
Healthy Eating
Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to investigate how people can eat and drink themselves to good health.
Meat
Chris Bavin joins a team of scientists as they follow 40 volunteers on a groundbreaking study to find out exactly how mu
Stress
Fiona Phillips explores the latest scientific research into the perception, experience and management of stress.
Sleep
We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. In The Truth About Sleep, insomniac Michael Mosley finds o
HIV
Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the latest science around HIV, meeting health professionals, scientists, and individuals
Looking Good
Cherry Healey investigates the cosmetics industry to determine how much of what products promise is based on scientific
Getting Fit
Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head to s
Obesity
Chris Bavin looks at the latest scientific research on obesity and reveals how small lifestyle changes can help people m
Carbs
Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates whether claims about negative effects of carbohydrates on health are true and explores
The Menopause
Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and brings this great taboo out into the open, investigatin
Antibiotics
Angela Rippon looks into the new ways that scientists are trying to fight bacterial infections, as they try to combat an
Takeaways
In the UK, we eat over three million takeaways per day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John
Cosmetic Treatments (1)
Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig investigate non-invasive facial procedures - and how they can go wrong.
Cosmetic Treatments (2)
Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig look at non-invasive procedures for the body, including fat freezing, fat heating and th
Boosting Your Immune System
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
Getting Fit at Home
During months of having to stay at home, millions of us have swapped the gym for our living room. The numbers doing home
Improving Your Mental Health
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from de