Food Detectives

Scientist Prof Alice Roberts, chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Sean Fletcher are keen to improve your cooking, your health and your bank balance by dishing up the plain facts about our food.

Documentary

Food Detectives

Scientist Prof Alice Roberts, chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Sean Fletcher are keen to improve your cooking, your health and your bank balance by dishing up the plain facts about our food.

Documentary

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First Aired on: Apr 15, 2016
Popularity: 1.8898: 1 votes
Networks: (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired 9 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Episode 130 min
The plain facts about our food. Alice Roberts investigates the food poisoning bug found on supermarket chicken.
Episode 2Episode 230 min
The plain facts about our food. Alice Roberts tests the claim that some people feel less bloated and more alert when they cut out gluten.
Episode 3Episode 330 min
The plain facts about our food. Alice Roberts finds out about the latest research which suggests that drinking artificially sweetened drinks can encourage us to eat more.
Episode 4Episode 430 min
The plain facts about our food. Alice Roberts investigates the claim that processed meat causes cancer and asks: how worried should we be about eating meat?
Episode 5Episode 530 min
The plain facts about our food. Can chillies help us lose weight? Prof Alice Roberts tests the claim. Sean Fletcher looks at nutritional labels on food packaging.