The Truth About Food

Whiff

I didn't watch it as become jaded over the years . This foods good for you then it's not . Drink this it's good for them it's not .
These programmes are only made to make the company making them and presenters money.

Just use your common sense and have a balanced diet. No wonder children and young adults have eating disorders .

Although I agree that foods go in and out of fashion, this is worth a watch. I read his book about UPF (ultra processed food) and it was an eye opener, even though I thought I was quite clued up.

I've watched the first episode. It was fascinating.

Many of those enthusiastic young people in the audience could be our medical and surgical gastro-intestinal consultants and endoscopy technicians of the future.

The part about the microbiome (comparing the microbiome of a goat with a human) and learning that Chris Van T's own microbiome will have more similarities with his cat (which drinks from the same kitchen tap) than his twin brother was surprising.

One question I would love to have asked is why upper endoscopies can feel so traumatic - the gag reflex really doesn't want to accept that invasive tube - but Xander can thread it up his nose and down his throat without batting an eyelid.

BlueBelle

No I didn’t and I won’t to be honest I m not interested I have been through so many different eras where something is bad for you and then ten years later it’s the wonder food I haven’t got the patience time or inclination to change what seems ok for me
I am a non meat/fish eater, I eat and drink what I enjoy and so far it’s been fine for me

The programme I watched (the first in the series, I think) was more about digestion and how the body works.

Nutrition isn't that young a science I learnt about in Home econ 55 years ago when I was 11.

Still cook from scratch but my way as I can't do the things I used to my body wouldn't let me. But still make my own jams marmalade and chutneys but my way . And never use the amount of sugar you should as I don't like them sweet just boil them longer .

Tedb

Can you please tell me where to watch it?

BBC 4 and BBC iplayer
If you enlarge my pic the details are also on there.

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No I didn’t and I won’t to be honest I m not interested I have been through so many different eras where something is bad for you and then ten years later it’s the wonder food I haven’t got the patience time or inclination to change what seems ok for me
I am a non meat/fish eater, I eat and drink what I enjoy and so far it’s been fine for me

I am in complete agreement with RosiesMaw2.

The Royal Institution Christmas lectures are a joy, and I have learnt so much from them.

Whiff Nutrition is a young science, and much has still to be understood about it, especially now the abundance and availability of food in many countries far exceeds anything humans have experienced since they began, these on/off recommendations are inevitable, as in any science pushing its boundaries. This does not invalidate your advice that Just use your common sense and have a balanced diet is not correct, but the definition of what is a 'balanceed' diet, may well be open to interpretation and tweaking, given that from one part of the world to another, the idea of a balanced diet may be different.

Must watch it!

Chris V T has also written an excellent book on this subject. I read the labels on all food before I buy and have had to consult a dictionary in the past. Many ingredients
are actually NOT even food.

@Whiff this was no programme made to promote a commercial enterprise or to make money for a presenter but one of this years Royal Institution Christmas Lectures for young people .
Practising NHS doctor and leading science presenter Chris van Tulleken explores how the food we eat has a fundamental impact on our own health and that of our planet, in the 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, broadcast on BBC Four on the 29, 30, and 31 December at 9pm, on iPlayer from 29 December, and on our YouTube channel for those outside the UK
I have yet to see this one but on previous years’ experience these are a fascinating presentation of sound science, geared to a younger audience but equally interesting to their parents’ and grandparents’ generation.
Heartily recommended!

Yes, I saw most of it, and have added oats to my breakfast of natural (live) yoghurt, nuts, chia seeds and blueberries. The message I took away was to eat more fibre! I’ll watch it again on catch-up for the bits I missed.

I did watch and really enjoyed it.
The first one was about how the body processes food and was very interesting. I also enjoyed watching the audience’s faces!

I didn't watch it as become jaded over the years . This foods good for you then it's not . Drink this it's good for them it's not .
These programmes are only made to make the company making them and presenters money.

Just use your common sense and have a balanced diet. No wonder children and young adults have eating disorders .