The Truth About...
The Truth About...

The Truth About...

2015 1 Seasons 25 Episodes ⭐ 5.7 Documentary Talk

Science documentary series tackling everyday issues that affect us all.

Science documentary series tackling everyday issues that affect us all.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Sugar

Journalist Fiona Phillips is on a mission to find out the truth behind the recent headlines on sugar.

EP 2

Calories

Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates Britain's favourite foods to discover the truth about calories and shows how we can a

EP 3

Fat

Dr Saleyha Ahsan cuts through the confusion and reveals the surprising science of fat - which types of fat we should be

EP 4

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

EP 5

Your Teeth - Part 1

Britain's top dentists show how the latest science can change how we all look after our teeth.

EP 6

Your Teeth - Part 2

The mission continues to change the way we all look after our gnashers.

EP 7

Dementia

Angela Rippon investigates Alzheimer's disease. She learns how people can help to prevent it, meets some of those who ar

EP 8

Alcohol

A&E doctor Javid Abdelmoneim is on a mission to find out the truth about alcohol, including why the government cut the r

EP 9

Healthy Eating

Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to investigate how people can eat and drink themselves to good health.

EP 10

Meat

Chris Bavin joins a team of scientists as they follow 40 volunteers on a groundbreaking study to find out exactly how mu

EP 11

Stress

Fiona Phillips explores the latest scientific research into the perception, experience and management of stress.

EP 12

Sleep

We are one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. In The Truth About Sleep, insomniac Michael Mosley finds o

EP 13

HIV

Dr Chris van Tulleken explores the latest science around HIV, meeting health professionals, scientists, and individuals

EP 14

Looking Good

Cherry Healey investigates the cosmetics industry to determine how much of what products promise is based on scientific

EP 15

Getting Fit

Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head to s

EP 16

Obesity

Chris Bavin looks at the latest scientific research on obesity and reveals how small lifestyle changes can help people m

EP 17

Carbs

Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates whether claims about negative effects of carbohydrates on health are true and explores

EP 18

The Menopause

Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and brings this great taboo out into the open, investigatin

EP 19

Antibiotics

Angela Rippon looks into the new ways that scientists are trying to fight bacterial infections, as they try to combat an

EP 20

Takeaways

In the UK, we eat over three million takeaways per day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John

EP 21

Cosmetic Treatments (1)

Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig investigate non-invasive facial procedures - and how they can go wrong.

EP 22

Cosmetic Treatments (2)

Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig look at non-invasive procedures for the body, including fat freezing, fat heating and th

EP 23

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

EP 24

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

EP 25

Improving Your Mental Health

Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from de

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