Topic: Health

Playing Dames

Dame Kelly Holmes visits school children, she discusses why girls give up sport after school and how to increase female enthusiasm for it.

Playing Dames

Video length - 02.52

Nutritional Nigel

Dietician, Nigel Denby, gives advice on what we should be eating, and explains how easy it is to change dietary habits for the better.

Nutritional Nigel

Video length - 03.53

Diets Don’t Work – Do They?

Serial dieters and professional dieticians give their views on the efficacy of various diets. Experts argue that losing weight sucessfully requires an all-round healthier approach to day-to-day living.

Diets Don’t Work – Do They?

Video length - 02.39

Food Fads

Food Fads and crazy diets have become very popular over the last century. Here we investigate a number of different diets, including the famous Atkins diet, to see what effects food faddism can have on our bodies.

Food Fads

Video length - 05.12

Keystage(s) - 4

Big to Buff

Jonathan, a young adult body-builder, looks back through a difficult childhood tarred by obesity and the challenges it brought; and explains why he suddenly decided he needed to take control of his weight and his life.

Big to Buff

Video length - 02.30

Being Big

Sasha Cherry talks about what it was like to be overweight as a young person and why she began her diet.

Being Big

Video length - 02.37

Who’s To Blame?

Who do members of the public hold responsible for childhood obesity?

Who’s To Blame?

Video length - 02.05

Dr Burnett On Obesity

Dr Sarah Burnett examines the causes and consequences of obesity in today’s society.

Dr Burnett On Obesity

Video length - 02.30