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.
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.
Dr Sarah Burnett demonstrates how different body shapes require different measurements to be applied to them in order to understand whether or not they can be considered healthy.
Dr Sarah Burnett talks about different ways of measuring weight and explains that all must be considered together, if we are to get a true picture of how healthy our bodies are.
Brains & Beauty – Young people around the UK give their honest answers as to whether they’d rather be clever or attractive. If you had to make a choice between beauty or brains which would you choose?
Looks & Identity – The woman who famously treated Princess Diana for bulimia talks about the western obsession with achieving physical perfection. She reveals the damage it’s doing psychologically and why there is more to our identity than what we look like.
Beauty’s Expiry Date – A fashion model talks about why beauty and looking good is a priority and a ‘job’ for her. She wasn’t always recognised for her attractive appearance, admitting she is worried about her looks fading with age, and the end of her modelling career.